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Song of Songs 2:17
New Catholic Bible
Song of Songs 2:17
New Catholic Bible
17 Before the dawn[a] comes,
and the shadows flee,
return, my beloved,
like a gazelle or a young stag
upon the mountains of the covenant.
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 2:17 Dawn: the image of the dawn symbolizes the hour of deliverance (see Ps 17:15). Covenant: literally, “Bether,” whose meaning is uncertain.
