Song of Solomon 2:9
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
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In Context
10My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
Cross References
Judges 5:28Sisera’s mother looked through the window; she peered through the lattice and lamented: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?’
Proverbs 5:19A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
Song of Solomon 8:14Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
John 12:41Isaiah said these things when he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.
2 Corinthians 3:13We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
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 →