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Texts -- The Song of Songs 8:14 (NET)

Context
8:14 The Beloved to Her Lover: Make haste , my beloved ! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices .

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  • Sos 8:13-14 -- Epilogue: The Lover's Request and His Beloved's Invitation

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  • [Sos 8:14] Fly, Ye Seasons

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • I. The superscription 1:1II. The courtship 1:2-3:5A. The beginning of love 1:2-111. Longing for the boyfriend 1:2-42. The girl's insecurity 1:5-83. Solomon's praise 1:9-11B. The growth of love 1:12-3:51. Mutual admiration 1:1...
  • Verses 8-12 flash back to the Shulammite's life before meeting Solomon and their first encounter. Verses 13-14 reveal their final mature love....
  • These verses reflect the desire that Solomon and the Shulammite still felt for each other. Solomon seems to have spoken verse 13 and the Shulammite verse 14. The mountains probably refer to her breasts (cf. 2:17; 8:14).The na...
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