Passage
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!
Song of Solomon 2:17 (YLT)
Nearby Context
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 "till", "doth", "break", "forth", "shadows", "fled", "away", and "turn". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "till" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The prior verse says "My beloved FI is Fi mine and...", giving immediate footing for "till" and "doth". 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 "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.