Song of Solomon 2:9 (YLT)

Passage

My beloved <FI>is<Fi> like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Lo, this--he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from the lattice.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 2:7 I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please!

Song of Solomon 2:8 The voice of my beloved! lo, this--he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.

Song of Solomon 2:9 My beloved <FI>is<Fi> like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Lo, this--he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from the lattice.

Song of Solomon 2:10 My beloved hath answered and said to me, `Rise up, my friend, my fair one, and come away,

Song of Solomon 2:11 For lo, the winter hath passed by, The rain hath passed away--it hath gone.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beloved", "like", "young", "harts", "this--he", "standing", "behind", and "wall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beloved" and "like", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "The voice of my beloved lo this--he..." into verse 10's "My beloved hath answered and said to...", so "beloved" and "like" 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 "beloved" and "like" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.