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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.
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Love is Precious and Delicate
The central message is a solemn charge not to rush or disturb love. Commentators explain that the comparison to 'roes and hinds of the field'—shy, timid creatures—highlights that genuine love is a gentle affection that is easily startled. It must be allowed to develop and rest in its own time, without being forced or interrupted.
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Song Of Solomon
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The bride’s answer: “Just as the ‘tappuach’ with its fragrant fruit excels the barren trees of the wild woods, so my beloved excels his associates …
19th Century
Anglican
Roes. —Hebrew, tsebi, tsebiyah; undoubtedly the ghazal of the Arabs, the gazelle. (See [Reference 1 Chr…
Baptist
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I charge you, O you daughters of Jerusalem Of whom, see (Song of Solomon 1:5) . There is some difficulty…
Believers are beautiful, as clothed in the righteousness of Christ; and fragrant, as adorned with the graces of His Spirit; and they thrive under t…
