Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the spice-laden mountains. New Living Translation Come away, my love! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. English Standard Version Make haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. Berean Standard Bible Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. King James Bible Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. New King James Version Make haste, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag On the mountains of spices. New American Standard Bible “Hurry, my beloved, And be like a gazelle or a young stag On the mountains of balsam trees!” NASB 1995 “Hurry, my beloved, And be like a gazelle or a young stag On the mountains of spices.” NASB 1977 “<,>Hurry, my beloved, And be like a gazelle or a young stag On the mountains of spices.” Legacy Standard Bible “Hurry, my beloved, And be like a gazelle or a young stag On the mountains of spices.” Amplified Bible “Hurry, my beloved and come quickly, Like a gazelle or a young stag [taking me home] On the mountains of spices.” Christian Standard Bible Run away with me, my love, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. Holman Christian Standard Bible Hurry to me, my love, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. American Standard Version Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a roe or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices. Contemporary English Version Hurry to me, my darling! Run faster than a deer to mountains of spices. English Revised Version Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. GOD'S WORD® Translation Come away quickly, my beloved. Run like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. Good News Translation Come to me, my lover, like a gazelle, like a young stag on the mountains where spices grow. International Standard Version Come quickly, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. Majority Standard Bible Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. NET Bible Make haste, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. New Heart English Bible Come away, my beloved. Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. Webster's Bible Translation Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of spices. World English Bible Come away, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices! Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionOr to a young one of the harts on mountains of spices! Young's Literal Translation Or to a young one of the harts on mountains of spices! Smith's Literal Translation Flee, my beloved, and be it likened to thee to the roe or to the fawn of the hinds upon the mountains of spices. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFlee away, O my beloved, and be like to the roe, and to the young hart upon the mountains of aromatical spices. Catholic Public Domain Version Flee away, my beloved, and become like the doe and the young stag upon the mountains of aromatic plants. New American Bible Swiftly, my lover, be like a gazelle or a young stag upon the mountains of spices. New Revised Standard Version Make haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag upon the mountains of spices! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMake haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young hart upon the mountains of spices. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Return my beloved! Be like a roe or a fawn of a hart on the mountains of spices! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a gazelle or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices. Brenton Septuagint Translation Away, my kinsman, and be like a doe or a fawn on the mountains of spices. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Longing for Her Beloved…13You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it! 14Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. Cross References Revelation 22:20 He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! Isaiah 62:11 Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.” Matthew 25:6 At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am. Revelation 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. / After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. James 5:7-8 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. Philippians 3:20-21 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. 2 Peter 3:12 as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat. Hebrews 10:37 For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay. Isaiah 40:10 Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him. Malachi 3:1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts. Psalm 45:4 In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds. Isaiah 35:4 Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.” Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Treasury of Scripture Make haste, my beloved, and be you like to a roe or to a young hart on the mountains of spices. make haste Song of Solomon 2:17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. Luke 19:12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. Philippians 1:23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: Jump to Previous Beloved Gazelle Hart Harts Haste Hurry Lover Mountains Quickly Roe Spices Stag YoungJump to Next Beloved Gazelle Hart Harts Haste Hurry Lover Mountains Quickly Roe Spices Stag YoungSong of Solomon 8 1. The love of the church to Christ6. The vehemence of love 8. The calling of the Gentiles 14. the church prays for Christ's coming Come away The phrase "Come away" is an invitation, a call to action and movement. In the Hebrew, the word used here can imply a sense of urgency or longing. This reflects the deep desire of the bride for her beloved to join her. In a spiritual context, it can be seen as the soul's yearning for communion with God, urging believers to leave behind worldly distractions and draw closer to divine presence. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern tradition of lovers seeking solitude in nature, away from the constraints of society. my beloved and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices
Hebrew Come away,בְּרַ֣ח ׀ (bə·raḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenly my beloved, דּוֹדִ֗י (dō·w·ḏî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle and be like וּֽדְמֵה־ (ū·ḏə·mêh-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1819: To compare, to resemble, liken, consider a gazelle לִצְבִי֙ (liṣ·ḇî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6643: Splendor, a gazelle or א֚וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if a young stag לְעֹ֣פֶר (lə·‘ō·p̄er) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6082: A young hart, stag on עַ֖ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the mountains הָרֵ֥י (hā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country of spices. בְשָׂמִֽים׃ (ḇə·śā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1314: Fragrance, spicery, the balsam plant Links Song of Solomon 8:14 NIVSong of Solomon 8:14 NLT Song of Solomon 8:14 ESV Song of Solomon 8:14 NASB Song of Solomon 8:14 KJV Song of Solomon 8:14 BibleApps.com Song of Solomon 8:14 Biblia Paralela Song of Solomon 8:14 Chinese Bible Song of Solomon 8:14 French Bible Song of Solomon 8:14 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 8:14 Come away my beloved! (Song Songs SS So Can) |
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