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Song of Solomon 2:17

Until the day dawn, and the shadows depart, turn, my kinsman, be you like to a roe or young hart on the mountains of the ravines.

LXX2012 (US English)

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 kinsman is mine, and I am his: he feeds his flock among the lilies.

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:19Let your loving hart and your graceful colt company with you, and let her be considered your own, and be with you at all times; for ravished with her love you shall be greatly increased.

Song of Solomon 4:6Until the day dawn, and the shadows depart, I will betake 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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