Song of Solomon 2:8
6 His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
7 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.
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.
10 My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
- KJV
- The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
- WEB
- The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
- ASV
- The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
- DARBY
- The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
- BLB
- The voice of my beloved! Behold, this one is coming, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.
- ÅB
- Hør, der er min elskede! Se, der kommer han springende over fjellene, hoppende over haugene.
- OTB
- Min elskedes røst! Se, han kommer, Hoppende over fjellene, Springende over høydene!
- B1930
- Hør, der er min elskede! Se, der kommer han springende over fjellene, hoppende over haugene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 10:27
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
Read in contextIsaiah 52:7
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Read in contextSong of Solomon 2:17
Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
Read in contextJohn 3:29
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
Read in contextRevelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
Read in contextJohn 10:4–5
When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
Read in contextActs 14:10
In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:23
Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
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