Song of Solomon 8:13

Translations

Modern

You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!

Traditional

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

Literal

O you dwelling in the gardens, my companions are listening to your voice—let me hear it!

Latin

Quæ habitas in hortis, amici auscultant; fac me audire vocem tuam.

Original

Hebrew

English

You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!

Notes

Song of Solomon 8:13

The scene has shifted from the lease payment to the more familiar and pleasant gardens.
my companions: It seems the wife is talking with her friends. Her husband feels jealous and wants her attention.

Song of Solomon 8:11–14

In the dramatic view, the wife's problem with the vineyard in Song of Solomon 1:6 is finally solved. She has collected the lease money from her vineyard in Baal-hamon, allowing her to pay Solomon and her hired workers.
If the passage is purely poetic, its main message is that love cannot be bought, even by a powerful king like Solomon.

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