17 Until (A)the day breathes
    and (B)the shadows flee,
turn, my beloved, be like (C)a gazelle
    or a young stag on cleft mountains.[a]

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  1. Song of Solomon 2:17 Or mountains of Bether

17 Until the day breaks
    and the shadows flee,(A)
turn, my beloved,(B)
    and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag(C)
    on the rugged hills.[a](D)

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  1. Song of Songs 2:17 Or the hills of Bether

(A)Until the day breathes
    and the shadows flee,
I will go away to the mountain of (B)myrrh
    and the hill of (C)frankincense.

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Until the day breaks
    and the shadows flee,(A)
I will go to the mountain of myrrh(B)
    and to the hill of incense.

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(A)“Prepare war against her;
    arise, and let us attack (B)at noon!
Woe to us, for the day declines,
    for the shadows of evening lengthen!

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“Prepare for battle against her!
    Arise, let us attack at noon!(A)
But, alas, the daylight is fading,
    and the shadows of evening grow long.

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