Song of Solomon 2:17 (GNV)

Passage

Vntil the day breake, and the shadowes flee away: returne, my welbeloued, and be like a roe, or a yong hart vpon the mountaines of Bether.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 2:15 Take vs the foxes, the little foxes, which destroy the vines: for our vines haue small grapes.

Song of Solomon 2:16 My welbeloued is mine, and I am his: hee feedeth among the lilies,

Song of Solomon 2:17 Vntil the day breake, and the shadowes flee away: returne, my welbeloued, and be like a roe, or a yong hart vpon the mountaines of Bether.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vntil", "breake", "shadowes", "flee", "away", "returne", "welbeloued", and "like". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vntil" and "breake", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "My welbeloued is mine and I am...", giving immediate footing for "vntil" and "breake". 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 "vntil" and "breake" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.