Song of Solomon 8:4 (GNV)

Passage

I charge you, O daughters of Ierusale, that you stir not vp, nor waken my loue, vntil she please.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 8:2 I will leade thee and bring thee into my mothers house: there thou shalt teache me: and I will cause thee to drinke spiced wine, and newe wine of the pomegranate.

Song of Solomon 8:3 His left hand shalbe vnder mine head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

Song of Solomon 8:4 I charge you, O daughters of Ierusale, that you stir not vp, nor waken my loue, vntil she please.

Song of Solomon 8:5 (Who is this that commeth vp out of the wildernesse, leaning vpon her welbeloued?) I raysed thee vp vnder an apple tree: there thy mother conceiued thee: there she coceiued that bare thee.

Song of Solomon 8:6 Set mee as a seale on thine heart, and as a signet vpon thine arme: for loue is strong as death: ielousie is cruel as the graue: the coles thereof are fierie coles, and a vehement flame.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "charge", "daughters", "ierusale", "stir", "waken", "loue", "vntil", and "please". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "charge" and "daughters", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "His left hand shalbe vnder mine head..." into verse 5's "Who is this that commeth vp out...", so "charge" and "daughters" belong inside that flow. In Song of Solomon context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "charge" and "daughters" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.