Song of Solomon 2:7 (GNV)

Passage

I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, by the roes and by the hindes of the fielde, that ye stirre not vp, nor waken my loue, vntill she please.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 2:5 Stay me with flagons, and comfort me with apples: for I am sicke of loue.

Song of Solomon 2:6 His left hande is vnder mine head, and his right hand doeth imbrace me.

Song of Solomon 2:7 I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, by the roes and by the hindes of the fielde, that ye stirre not vp, nor waken my loue, vntill she please.

Song of Solomon 2:8 It is the voyce of my welbeloued: beholde, hee commeth leaping by the mountaines, and skipping by the hilles.

Song of Solomon 2:9 My welbeloued is like a roe, or a yong hart: loe, he standeth behinde our wall, looking forth of the windowes, shewing him selfe through the grates.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "charge", "daughters", "ierusalem", "roes", "hindes", "fielde", "stirre", and "waken". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "charge" and "daughters", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "His left hande is vnder mine head..." into verse 8's "It is the voyce of my welbeloued...", so "charge" and "daughters" 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 "charge" and "daughters" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.