[a]It is the voice of my well-beloved: behold, he cometh leaping by the mountains, and skipping by the hills.

My well-beloved is like a roe, or a young hart: lo, he [b]standeth behind our wall, looking forth of the windows, showing himself through the [c]grates.

10 My well-beloved spake and said unto me, Arise, my love, my fair one, and come thy way.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:8 This is spoken of Christ, who took upon his our nature to come to help his Church.
  2. Song of Solomon 2:9 Forasmuch as his divinity was hid under the cloak of our flesh.
  3. Song of Solomon 2:9 So that we cannot have full knowledge of him in this life.

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