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Song of Solomon 2:17

Until the day breathe, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a gazelle or a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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 Bether.

In Context

16My beloved is mine, and I am his, that feedeth among the lilies.

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:19A lovely hind and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; with her love be thou ravished always.

Song of Solomon 4:6Until the day breathe, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

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 →

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