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Song of Solomon 2:7
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses the daughters of Jerusalem between a description of physical intimacy and the announcement of the beloved's arrival. The words — The Hebrew הִשְׁבַּעְתִּי (hishba'ti) translates literally as "I adjure," forming a solemn charge to the listeners. The thread — This exact charge appears again in Song of Solomon 3:5 and Song of Solomon 8:4, while the address to the daughters of Jerusalem originates in Song of Solomon 1:5. Why it lands — The text commands restraint regarding romantic passion until a specific appointed time, requiring the reader to distinguish between spontaneous desire and deliberate timing.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Cross-references
- Song of Solomon 3:5 O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
- Song of Solomon 8:4 O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
- Song of Solomon 1:5 I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
- Proverbs 5:19 A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
- Song of Solomon 5:8 O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
- Song of Solomon 2:9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
- Song of Solomon 5:16 His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
- Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
- Matthew 26:63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”