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Gazelles and does at rest in an open field; women observe quietly from a shaded margin.
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Song of Songs 2:7

Do Not Awaken Love

Rise Up and Come Away · Song of Songs 2

Story guide: The woman addresses the daughters of Jerusalem with a warning to let love awaken in its own time. The quietly resting gazelles and does echo the animals named in her appeal. Their stillness helps you feel the restraint of the refrain: powerful desire is accompanied by a plea against forcing it.

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7I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field: do not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.

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