Song of Solomon 8:4
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.In other versions
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake `my' love, Until he please.
ASV
I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not let love be moved till it is ready.
BBE
I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ... Why should ye stir up, why awake [my] love, till he please?
DBY
I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, That you not stir up, nor awaken love, Until it so desires. Friends
WEB
I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, How ye stir up, And how ye wake the love till she please!
YLT
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that all of you stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
ENG
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not, nor awake my love, until he please.
WBT
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
BSB
In context
2I 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.
3His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
4I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
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.