Verse 17
Song of Songs 2:17
Bible in Basic English
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Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, come, my loved one, and be like a roe on the mountains of Bether.
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Chapter 2 Context
1
I am a rose of Sharon, a flower of the valleys.
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2
As the lily-flower among the thorns of the waste, so is my love among the daughters.
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3
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my loved one among the sons. I took my rest und...
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4
He took me to the house of wine, and his flag over me was love.
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5
Make me strong with wine-cakes, let me be comforted with apples; I am overcome with love.
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6
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand is round about me.
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7
I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes of the field, do not let love be moved till it i...
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8
The voice of my loved one! See, he comes dancing on the mountains, stepping quickly on the hills.
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9
My loved one is like a roe; see, he is on the other side of our wall, he is looking in at the window...
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10
My loved one said to me, Get up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
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11
For, see, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
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12
The flowers are come on the earth; the time of cutting the vines is come, and the voice of the dove...
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13
The fig-tree puts out her green fruit and the vines with their young fruit give a good smell. Get up...
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14
O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see y...
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15
Take for us the foxes, the little foxes, which do damage to the vines; our vines have young grapes.
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16
My loved one is mine, and I am his: he takes his food among the flowers.
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17
Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, come, my loved one, and be like a roe on th...