Song of Solomon 2:17
Until the day, breathe, and the shadows, be lengthened, Again, liken thyself, my beloved, to a gazelle, or to a young stag, upon the cleft mountains. [****]
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
16[SHE] My beloved, is, mine, and, I, am, his, he that pastureth among lilies!
Cross References
Proverbs 5:19A loving hind! a graceful doe! let, her bosom, content thee at all times, and, in her love, mayst thou stray evermore.
Song of Solomon 4:6Until the day, breathe, and the shadows, be lengthened, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, and unto the hill of frankincense.
Luke 1:78Because of the yearning compassion of the mercy of our God, wherein shall visit us a day-dawn from on high,—
Hebrews 8:5Who, indeed, are rendering divine service, with a glimpse and shadow, of the heavenly things; even as Moses hath received intimation, when about to complete the tent,—For see! saith he—Thou shalt make all things according to the model which hath been pointed out to thee in the mount.
2 Peter 1:19And we have, more firm, the prophetic word;—whereunto ye are doing, well, to take heed,—as unto a lamp shining in a dusky place,—until, day, shall dawn, and, a day-star, shall arise in your hearts:—
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 →