Song of Solomon 4:6 (DRB)

Passage

Till the day break, and the shadows retire, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 4:4 Thy neck, is as the tower of David, which is built with bulwarks: a thousand bucklers hang upon it, all the armour of valiant men.

Song of Solomon 4:5 Thy two breasts like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

Song of Solomon 4:6 Till the day break, and the shadows retire, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

Song of Solomon 4:7 Thou art all fair, O my love, and there is not a spot in thee.

Song of Solomon 4:8 Come from Libanus, my spouse, come from Libanus, come: thou shalt be crowned from the top of Amana, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "till", "break", "shadows", "retire", "mountain", "myrrh", "hill", and "frankincense". 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 nearby context moves from verse 5's "Thy two breasts like two young roes..." into verse 7's "Thou art all fair O my love...", so "till" and "break" belong inside that flow. 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.