Song of Solomon 8:14

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“Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.”

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BSBPD

“Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a roe or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Or to a young one of the harts on mountains of spices!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 8:14 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Song of Solomon 2:9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
  2. Song of Solomon 2:17Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
  3. Song of Solomon 4:6Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
  4. Luke 19:12So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
  5. Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
  6. Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
  7. Revelation 22:20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

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