Song of Solomon 2:17
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Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
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Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.