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14 My dove in the clefts of the rock,[a]
    in the secret recesses of the cliff,
Let me see your face,
    let me hear your voice,
For your voice is sweet,
    and your face is lovely.”
15 W Catch us the foxes,[b] the little foxes
    that damage the vineyards; for our vineyards are in bloom!

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Footnotes

  1. 2:14 The woman is addressed as though she were a dove in a mountain cleft out of sight and reach.
  2. 2:15 A snatch of song in answer to the request of 2:14; cf. 8:13–14. Foxes: they threaten to disturb the security of vineyards. The vineyards are women sought after by young lovers, i.e., foxes.

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14 My dove(A) in the clefts of the rock,
    in the hiding places on the mountainside,
show me your face,
    let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
    and your face is lovely.(B)
15 Catch for us the foxes,(C)
    the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,(D)
    our vineyards that are in bloom.(E)

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