The concluding chapter starts with the bride wishing she was the king's sister so that she could always kiss him, bring him in-doors, give him spiced wine to drink and embrace. She then says: "Place me like a seal over your heart... for love is as strong as death... it burns like blazing fire... many waters cannot quench love!" Some friends then discuss the protection of a younger sister prior to marriage. The Shulammite then remarks about how she brings contentment to her husband, and he replies that he likes to hear her voice, before she calls him to come away with her like a gazelle or young stag.
It should be noted that in the first place this book gives God's blessing upon human love and romanticism. However Song of Songs can also have an allegoric interpretation of Christ's love for his people/church.
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