Song of Solomon 2:17 (DRB)

Passage

Till the day break, and the shadows retire. Return: be like, my beloved, to a roe, or to a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 2:15 Catch us the little foxes that destroy the vines: for our vineyard hath flourished.

Song of Solomon 2:16 My beloved to me, and I to him who feedeth among the lilies,

Song of Solomon 2:17 Till the day break, and the shadows retire. Return: be like, my beloved, to a roe, or to a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "till", "break", "shadows", "retire", "return", "like", "beloved", and "young". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "till" and "break", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "My beloved to me and I to...", giving immediate footing for "till" and "break". In Song of Solomon context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "till" and "break" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.