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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.

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  1. 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.
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Song of Songs 2:17
New International Version

17 Until the day breaks
    and the shadows flee,(A)
turn, my beloved,(B)
    and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag(C)
    on the rugged hills.[a](D)

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  1. Song of Songs 2:17 Or the hills of Bether
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