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Song of Songs 8:7 — Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a…
“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.”
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The verses around Song of Songs 8:7.
5Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
6Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
7Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
8We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
9If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
Verse explanation
Saying that not even all the wealth of a house could buy love is a strong statement about its value: unlike material goods, it has no price that can be paid or traded.
From the Song of Songs 8 study in Bible in Stories.
Song of Songs 8:7 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
As muitas aguas não poderiam apagar este amor, nem os rios afogal-o: ainda que desse alguem toda a fazenda de sua casa por este amor, certamente a desprezariam.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Muitas águas não poderiam apagar este amor, nem os rios afogá-lo; ainda que alguém desse todos os bens de sua casa por este amor, certamente o desprezariam.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Las inundaciones de agua no pueden extinguir el amor; los ríos no pueden sumergirlo. Si un hombre ofreciera todo lo que posee para comprar el amor, sería totalmente rechazado.
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