Song of Solomon 2:9
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he stands behind our wall, he looks forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice.
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8The voice of my beloved! behold, he comes leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
10My beloved spoke, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Cross References
Judges 5:28The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
Proverbs 5:19Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy you at all times; and be you ravished always with her love.
Song of Solomon 8:14Make haste, my beloved, and be you like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them all of you think all of you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
John 12:41These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.
2 Corinthians 3:13And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
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 →