Passage
“I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases.”
Song of Solomon 2:7 (LSB)
Nearby Context
Song of Solomon 2:5 Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am lovesick.
Song of Solomon 2:6 Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me.”
Song of Solomon 2:7 “I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases.”
Song of Solomon 2:8 “The voice of my beloved! Behold, he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, Jumping on the hills!
Song of Solomon 2:9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall; He gazes through the windows; He is peering through the lattice.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "call", "solemnly", "swear", "daughters", "jerusalem", "gazelles", "hinds", and "field". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "call" and "solemnly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Let his left hand be under my..." into verse 8's "The voice of my beloved Behold he...", so "call" and "solemnly" 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 "call" and "solemnly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.