Song of Solomon 8:14
Flee away, O my beloved, and be like to the roe, and to the young hart upon the mountains of aromatical spices.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
In Context
13Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the friends hearken: make me hear thy voice.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 2:17Till the day break, and the shadows retire. Return: be like, my beloved, to a roe, or to a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
Luke 19:12He said therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
Revelation 22:17And the spirit and the bride say: Come. And he that heareth, let him say: Come. And he that thirsteth, let him come: and he that will, let him take the water of life, freely.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 8:14
Mutual Love of Christ and the Church; Expectation of the Glory to Be Revealed. 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it. 14 Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. Christ and his spouse are here parting for a while; she must stay below in the gardens on earth, where she has work to do for him; he must remove to the mountains of spices in heaven, where he has business to attend for her, as an advocate… Read the whole commentary →