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Song of Solomon 2:14

Song of Solomon 2:14
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

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Barnes' Notes

Song of Solomon 2:8-17

The bride relates to the chorus a visit which the beloved had paid her some time previously in her native home. He on a fair spring morning solicits her company. The bride, immersed in rustic toils,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

clefts of the rock Rather, hiding places of the rock. The word chaghwçoccurs only here and in the quotation from an older prophet which is found in Jer 49:16 and Oba 1:3. There is no root known in…