Song of Solomon 2:14

My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice [is] sweet, and thy appearance comely.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13The fig-tree hath ripened her green figs, And the sweet-smelling vines have given forth fragrance, Rise, come, my friend, my fair one, yea, come away.

15Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes — destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:6He saith also, 'I [am] the God of thy father, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob;' and Moses hideth his face, for he is afraid to look towards God.

Exodus 33:22and it hath come to pass, in the passing by of Mine honour, that I have set thee in a cleft of the rock, and spread out My hands over thee, until My passing by,

Job 9:16Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear [to] my voice.

Psalms 45:11And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he [is] thy lord — bow thyself to him,

Psalms 50:14Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows.

Psalms 68:13Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

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 →

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