Song of Solomon 2:7
5 Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
6 His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
8 Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
- KJV
- I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
- WEB
- I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
- ASV
- I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, Until he please.
- DARBY
- I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please.
- BLB
- I adjure you⁺, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field—do not arouse or awaken love, until it pleases.
- ÅB
- Jeg ber dere inderlig, dere Jerusalems døtre, ved rådyrene eller ved hindene på marken, at dere ikke vekker og ikke egger kjærligheten, før den selv vil!
- OTB
- Jeg besverger dere, Dere Jerusalems døtre, Ved gasellene eller ved hindene på marken, At dere ikke vekker eller oppvekker kjærligheten Før den selv vil.
- B1930
- Jeg ber eder inderlig, I Jerusalems døtre, ved rådyrene eller ved hindene på marken, at I ikke vekker og ikke egger kjærligheten, før den selv vil!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Song of Solomon 3:5
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 8:4
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 1:5
I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:8–9
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
Read in contextProverbs 5:19
A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
Read in contextEphesians 5:22–33
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:16
His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 2:9
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
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