Song of Songs 8:1

Christian Standard Bible

8 If only I could treat you like my brother,^[a]
one who nursed at my mother’s breasts,
I would find you in public and kiss you,
and no one would scorn me.

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8:1 Lit Would that you were like a brother to me

Song of Songs 8:1 in all English translations

Isaiah 66:12

Christian Standard Bible

¹²For this is what the Lord says:

I will make peace flow to her like a river,^(A)
and the wealth^[a] of nations like a flood;^(B)
you will nurse and be carried on her hip^(C)
and bounced on her lap.

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66:12 Or glory

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Joel 2:16

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶Gather the people;
sanctify the congregation;^(A)
assemble the aged;^[a]^(B)
gather the infants,
even babies nursing at the breast.
Let the groom leave his bedroom,^(C)
and the bride her honeymoon chamber.

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2:16 Or elders

Joel 2:16 in all English translations

Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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