Song of Solomon 2:14
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
15'Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.'
Cross References
Exodus 3:6Moreover He said: 'I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
Exodus 33:22And it shall come to pass, while My glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with My hand until I have passed by.
Job 9:16If I had called, and He had answered me; yet would I not believe that He would hearken unto my voice —
Psalms 45:11(45-12) So shall the king desire thy beauty; for he is thy lord; and do homage unto him.
Psalms 50:14Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the Most High;
Psalms 68:13(68-14) When ye lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her pinions with the shimmer of gold.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:9-14
Mutual Love of Christ and the Church. 8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. 9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice. 10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. 11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; 12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the… Read the whole commentary →