The Beloved to Her Lover:
8:14 Make haste, my beloved!
Be like a gazelle or a young stag
on the mountains of spices.
5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, 4 until the Lord’s return. 5 Think of how the farmer waits 6 for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient 7 for it until it receives the early and late rains.
1 tn Or “caused to panic.”
2 tn The Hebrew text also includes the phrase “before Barak.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
3 tn Heb “got down from.”
4 tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.
5 tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).
6 tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”
7 tn Grk “being patient.”