Song of Solomon 8:2

Translations

Modern

I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.

Traditional

I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.

Literal

I would lead you, I would bring you into the house of my mother, she who taught me; I would give you to drink from the wine of spice, from the juice of my pomegranate.

Latin

Apprehendam te, et ducam in domum matris meæ: ibi me docebis, et dabo tibi poculum ex vino condito, et mustum malorum granatorum meorum.

Original

Hebrew

English

I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.

Notes

Song of Solomon 8:2–3

bring you to the house of my mother: Compare Song of Solomon 3:4.

Song of Solomon 8:1–4

The woman wants to be with the man and in his arms.

Theme notes and profiles

Human Sexuality

Related verses

Song of Solomon 3:4
I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
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Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.
Song of Solomon 4:10–5:1
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
Galatians 4:26
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
Song of Solomon 7:9
…and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
Proverbs 9:2
She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
John 5:46–47
If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
1 Peter 1:10–12
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
John 5:39
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
2 Timothy 3:15
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Luke 16:29–31
But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’
2 Peter 1:19
We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Glossary

Food and Food Preparation Song of Solomon

Topics

Pomegranate: Wine Made of The Pomegranate-Tree: The Jews: Drank the Juice of Wine was Made of The Juice of the Pomegranate Wine: from Pomegranates Wine: Often Spiced to Increase Its Strength

Song of Solomon 8:2

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