Song of Solomon 8:14
Come away, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices!
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
In Context
13You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice!
Cross References
Song of Solomon 2:17Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be like a roe or a young deer on the mountains of Bether.
Luke 19:12He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 8:14
Mutual Love of Christ and the Church; Expectation of the Glory to Be Revealed. 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it. 14 Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. Christ and his spouse are here parting for a while; she must stay below in the gardens on earth, where she has work to do for him; he must remove to the mountains of spices in heaven, where he has business to attend for her, as an advocate… Read the whole commentary →