13 O thou that dwellest in the [a]gardens, the companions hearken unto thy voice: cause me to hear it.

14 O my well-beloved, [b]flee away and be like unto the roe, or to the young hart upon the mountains of spices.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 8:13 Christ dwelleth in his Church, whose voice the faithful hear.
  2. Song of Solomon 8:14 The Church desireth Christ that if he depart from them, yet that he would haste to help them in their troubles.

He

13 You who dwell in the gardens
    with friends in attendance,
    let me hear your voice!

She

14 Come away, my beloved,
    and be like a gazelle(A)
or like a young stag(B)
    on the spice-laden mountains.(C)

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