Song of Solomon 8:13 (YLT)

Passage

The companions are attending to thy voice, Cause me to hear. Flee, my beloved, and be like to a roe,

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 8:11 Solomon hath a vineyard in Baal-Hamon, He hath given the vineyard to keepers, Each bringeth for its fruit a thousand silverlings;

Song of Solomon 8:12 My vineyard--my own--is before me, The thousand <FI>is<Fi> for thee, O Solomon. And the two hundred for those keeping its fruit. O dweller in gardens!

Song of Solomon 8:13 The companions are attending to thy voice, Cause me to hear. Flee, my beloved, and be like to a roe,

Song of Solomon 8:14 Or to a young one of the harts on mountains of spices!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "companions", "attending", "voice", "cause", "hear", "flee", "beloved", and "like". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "companions" and "attending", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "My vineyard--my own--is before me The thousand..." into verse 14's "Or to a young one of the...", so "companions" and "attending" 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 "companions" and "attending" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.