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Song of Solomon 4:9

Song of Solomon 4:9

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ravished: or, taken away, etc

my sister: Song of Solomon 4:10, Song of Solomon 4:12, Song of Solomon 5:1-2; Genesis 20:12; Matthew 12:50; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Hebrews 2:11-14

my spouse: Song of Solomon 3:11; Psalms 45:9; Isaiah 54:5, Isaiah 62:5; Ezekiel 16:8; Hosea 2:19-20; John 3:29; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Revelation 19:7-8, Revelation 21:2, Revelation 21:9-10

thou hast: Song of Solomon 6:12, Song of Solomon 7:5-6, Song of Solomon 7:10; Proverbs 5:19-20; Zephaniah 3:17

with one of: Song of Solomon 1:15, Song of Solomon 6:5

one chain: Song of Solomon 1:10

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