Song of Solomon 8:14
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Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
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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.
He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.