Song of Solomon 2:17

15 Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom.

16 My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.

Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
KJV
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.
WEB
Until 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.
ASV
Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart Upon the mountains of Bether.
DARBY
Until the day dawn, and the shadows flee away. Turn, my beloved: be thou like a gazelle or a young hart, Upon the mountains of Bether.
BLB
Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, may you turn and be likened yourself, my beloved, to a gazelle or to a young stag of the deer, upon the mountains of Bether.
ÅB
Innen dagen blir sval og skyggene flykter, vend om, min elskede, lik et rådyr eller en ung hjort på de kløftede fjell!
OTB
Til dagen gryr og skyggene flyr, Vend tilbake, min elskede, og vær som en gaselle Eller en ung hjort på de ulendte fjellene.
B1930
Innen dagen blir sval og skyggene flyr, vend om, min elskede, lik et rådyr eller en ung hjort på de kløftede fjell!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Song of Solomon 4:6

    Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.

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  • 2 Peter 1:19

    We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

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  • Romans 13:12

    The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

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  • Luke 1:78

    because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,

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  • Hebrews 10:1

    For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.

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  • Hebrews 8:5

    The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

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  • Song of Solomon 2:8–9

    Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.

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  • Song of Solomon 8:14

    Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

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