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