Song of Solomon 2:14

Thou art my dove, in the shelter of the rock, 1 Near the wall: 1 Show me thy face, 1 And cause me to hear thy voice; 1 For thy voice is sweet, 1 And thy countenance is beautiful. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13The fig tree has put forth its young figs, 1 The vines put forth the tender grape, they yield a smell: 1 Arise, come, my companion, my fair one, my dove; yea, come. 1

15Take us the little foxes that spoil the vines: 1 For our vines put forth tender grapes. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 3:6And he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his face, for he was afraid to gaze at God.

Exodus 33:22and when my glory shall pass by, then I will put thee into a hole of the rock; and I will cover thee over with my hand, until I shall have passed by.

Job 9:16And if I should call and he should not hearken, 1 I cannot believe that he has listened to my voice. 1

Psalms 45:11Be still, and know that I am God: 1 I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. 1

Psalms 50:14Restore to me the joy of thy salvation: 1 Establish me with thy directing Spirit. 1

Psalms 68:13They that sit in the gate talked against me, 1 And they that drank wine sang against me. 1

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 →

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