Song of Solomon 2:15 (YLT)

Passage

Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes--destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 2:13 The fig-tree hath ripened her green figs, And the sweet-smelling vines have given forth fragrance, Rise, come, my friend, my fair one, yea, come away.

Song of Solomon 2:14 My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice <FI>is<Fi> sweet, and thy appearance comely.

Song of Solomon 2:15 Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes--destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.

Song of Solomon 2:16 My beloved <FI>is<Fi> mine, and I <FI>am<Fi> his, Who is delighting among the lilies,

Song of Solomon 2:17 Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, Turn, be like, my beloved, To a roe, or to a young one of the harts, On the mountains of separation!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seize", "foxes", "little", "foxes--destroyers", "vineyards", "even", and "sweet-smelling". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seize" and "foxes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "My dove in clefts of the rock..." into verse 16's "My beloved FI is Fi mine and...", so "seize" and "foxes" 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 "seize" and "foxes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.