Song of Solomon 2:17
Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, come, my loved one, and be like a roe on the mountains of Bether.
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16My loved one is mine, and I am his: he takes his food among the flowers.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:19As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love.
Song of Solomon 4:6Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Luke 1:78Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,
Hebrews 8:5Being servants of that which is a copy and an image of the things in heaven, as Moses, when he was about to make the Tent, had special orders from God: for, See, he said, that you make everything like the design which you saw in the mountain.
2 Peter 1:19And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:15-17
The Love of the Church to Christ. 14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. 16 My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. 17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of… Read the whole commentary →