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Young Woman<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Catch for us the foxes—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—for our vineyards are in bloom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines <i>have</i> tender grapes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines <i>have</i> tender grapes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Seize the foxes for us, The little foxes that are wreaking destruction on the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that spoil <i>and</i> ruin the vineyards [of love], While our vineyards are in blossom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Catch the foxes for us — the little foxes that ruin the vineyards — for our vineyards are in bloom. Woman<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Catch the foxes for us— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom. W<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Take us the foxes, the little foxes, That spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in blossom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our vineyards are in blossom; we must catch the little foxes that destroy the vineyards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that ruin vineyards. Our vineyards are blooming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Catch the foxes, the little foxes, before they ruin our vineyard in bloom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that destroy the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Catch for us the foxes?the little foxes that ruin the vineyards?for our vineyards are in bloom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes, that ruin the vineyards--for our vineyard is in bloom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Take for us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Seize for us foxes, "" Little foxes—destroyers of vineyards, "" Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes -- destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Seize for us the foxes, the little foxes destroying the vineyards: and our vineyards are in blossom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Catch us the little foxes that destroy the vines: for our vineyard hath flourished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Chorus to Groom and Bride: <font color=#008800>Capture for us the little foxes, which are tearing down the vines; for our vineyard has flourished.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Catch us the foxes, the little foxes that damage the vineyards; for our vineyards are in bloom! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Catch us the foxes, the little foxes, that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in blossom.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let us catch the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vines have tender shoots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Catch for us foxes, small foxes ruining the vineyards and our vines of vine buds<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in blossom.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Take us the little foxes that spoil the vines: for our vines put forth tender grapes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/2-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=306" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/songs/2.htm">The Bride's Admiration</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/270.htm" title="270: ’e·ḥĕ·zū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To grasp, take hold, take possession. A primitive root; to seize.">Catch</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">for us</a> <a href="/hebrew/7776.htm" title="7776: šū·‘ā·lîm (N-mp) -- Fox, perhaps jackal. Or shunal; from the same as sho'al; a jackal.">the foxes—</a> <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: qə·ṭan·nîm (Adj-mp) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">the little</a> <a href="/hebrew/7776.htm" title="7776: šū·‘ā·lîm (N-mp) -- Fox, perhaps jackal. Or shunal; from the same as sho'al; a jackal.">foxes</a> <a href="/hebrew/2254.htm" title="2254: mə·ḥab·bə·lîm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to wind tightly, i.e. To bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain.">that ruin</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: kə·rā·mîm (N-mp) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">the vineyards—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">for our vineyards</a> <a href="/hebrew/5563.htm" title="5563: sə·mā·ḏar (N-ms) -- Blossom (of the grape). Of uncertain derivation; a vine blossom; used also adverbially, abloom.">are in bloom.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-8</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15-20</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. / By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a></span><br />But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-17.htm">James 3:17-18</a></span><br />But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. / Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a></span><br />Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. / But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away. / When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-30.htm">Proverbs 24:30-34</a></span><br />I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. / Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. / I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-14.htm">Luke 8:14</a></span><br />The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-15.htm">Hebrews 12:15</a></span><br />See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Jeremiah 12:10-11</a></span><br />Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland. / They have made it a desolation; desolate before Me, it mourns. All the land is laid waste, but no man takes it to heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-4.htm">Ezekiel 13:4</a></span><br />Your prophets, O Israel, are like foxes among the ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">Colossians 2:8</a></span><br />See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.</p><p class="hdg">the foxes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">Psalm 80:13</a></b></br> The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/13-4.htm">Ezekiel 13:4-16</a></b></br> O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/13-32.htm">Luke 13:32</a></b></br> And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third <i>day</i> I shall be perfected.</p><p class="hdg">tender</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13</a></b></br> The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines <i>with</i> the tender grape give a <i>good</i> smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12</a></b></br> Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, <i>whether</i> the tender grape appear, <i>and</i> the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/2-10.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Bloom</a> <a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-28.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-6.htm">Damage</a> <a href="/psalms/106-37.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/psalms/63-10.htm">Foxes</a> <a href="/psalms/80-12.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Little</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-16.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/titus/1-11.htm">Ruining</a> <a href="/psalms/137-9.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-11.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Sweet-Smelling</a> <a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/songs/1-14.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/2-16.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Bloom</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-3.htm">Damage</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-17.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Foxes</a> <a href="/songs/7-7.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/songs/8-8.htm">Little</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/titus/1-11.htm">Ruining</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/songs/5-5.htm">Sweet-Smelling</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/songs/2-17.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-1.htm">the mutual love of Christ and his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-8.htm">The hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-10.htm">and calling of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Christ's care of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-16.htm">The profession of the church, her faith, and hope</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/songs/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Catch for us the foxes</b><br>This phrase suggests a proactive approach to dealing with potential problems. In the context of a relationship, it implies addressing small issues before they become significant. Biblically, foxes are often seen as cunning and destructive animals (<a href="/judges/15-4.htm">Judges 15:4-5</a>). The call to "catch" them indicates vigilance and the need for discernment in maintaining purity and integrity in relationships.<p><b>the little foxes that ruin the vineyards</b><br>The "little foxes" symbolize minor issues or sins that can cause significant damage if left unchecked. Vineyards in the Bible often represent abundance, blessing, and the fruitfulness of a relationship or spiritual life (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). The emphasis on "little" highlights how seemingly insignificant problems can undermine the health and growth of a relationship or community. This can be connected to the idea of leaven in the New Testament, where a small amount can affect the whole (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-6.htm">1 Corinthians 5:6</a>).<p><b>for our vineyards are in bloom</b><br>The blooming vineyards symbolize a time of growth, beauty, and potential. In the context of the Song of Solomon, this reflects the blossoming love between the couple. Spiritually, it can represent a season of spiritual renewal and fruitfulness. The blooming state of the vineyards underscores the urgency of protecting them from harm, as this is a critical time for ensuring a bountiful harvest. This can be seen as a metaphor for the church or individual believers, who must guard against spiritual threats to maintain their growth and witness (<a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1-8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse is often interpreted as the bride, who is expressing concern for the relationship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_foxes.htm">The Foxes</a></b><br>Symbolic of small problems or sins that can disrupt or damage relationships, particularly the relationship between the bride and the bridegroom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vineyards.htm">The Vineyards</a></b><br>Represent the relationship or love that is flourishing and needs protection.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bridegroom.htm">The Bridegroom</a></b><br>The one to whom the bride is speaking, often seen as a representation of Christ in allegorical interpretations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/blooming_vineyards.htm">Blooming Vineyards</a></b><br>Symbolize a time of growth and flourishing, indicating a healthy and vibrant relationship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_relationships.htm">Guarding Relationships</a></b><br>Just as the vineyards need protection from foxes, relationships require vigilance to prevent small issues from causing significant damage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail.htm">Attention to Detail</a></b><br>The "little foxes" remind us that seemingly minor problems can have a large impact if left unchecked. Regularly address and resolve small conflicts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>In our spiritual lives, we must be aware of and address small sins or distractions that can hinder our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/nurturing_growth.htm">Nurturing Growth</a></b><br>Just as vineyards in bloom need care, relationships and spiritual lives require ongoing attention and nurturing to thrive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>The call to "catch for us" suggests the importance of community and mutual support in addressing challenges within relationships.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Take us the foxes.</span>--Possibly this is a verse of a familiar country song, introduced here from the suggestion of the "sweet voice" in the last verse; but more probably to be compared to the "avaunt" so commonly addressed by poets in Epithalamia and love songs to all mischievous and troublesome creatures. Thus in Spenser's <span class= "ital">Epithalamium, </span>owls, storks, ravens, and frogs are warned off.<p><span class= "bld">Foxes.</span>--Comp. <a href="/judges/15-4.htm" title="And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the middle between two tails.">Judges 15:4</a>. Whether <span class= "ital">our fox </span>or the <span class= "ital">jackal </span>(Heb., <span class= "ital">shual</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>it is known to be equally destructive to vineyards. Theocritus (<span class= "ital">Id. </span>v. 112) is often compared:--<p>"I hate those brush-tailed foxes, that each night<p>Spoil Micon's vineyards with their deadly bite."<p>In the allegorising commentators they stand for <span class= "ital">heretics.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.</span> There is some difficulty in deciding to which of the persons this speech is to be attributed. It is most naturally, however, assigned to the bride, and this is the view of the majority of critics. Hence she refers to the vineyards as "our vineyards," which the bridegroom could scarcely say. On the other hand, it must be acknowledged that the words are abrupt regarded as a response to the beautiful appeal of the lover. The following are the remarks of Delitzsch on the subject: "This is a vine dresser's ditty, in accord with Shulamith's experience as the keeper of a vineyard, which, in a figure, aims at her love relation. The vineyards, beautiful with fragrant blossoms, point to her covenant of love, and the foxes, the little foxes, which might destroy those united vineyards, point to all the great and little enemies and adverse circumstances which threaten to gnaw and destroy love in the blossom ere it has reached the ripeness of full enjoyment." Some think that Shulamith is giving the reason why she cannot immediately join her beloved, referring to the duties enjoined upon her by her brethren. But there is an awkwardness in this explanation. The simplest and most straightforward is that which connects the words immediately with the invitation of the lover to come forth into the lovely vineyards. Is it not an allusion to the playful pleasure which the young people would find among the vineyards in chasing the little foxes? and may not the lover take up some well known country ditty, and sing it outside the window as a playful repetition of the invitation to appear? The words do seem to be arranged in somewhat of a lyrical form - <p><span class="accented">"Catch us the foxes,<br />Foxes the little ones,<br />Wasting our vineyards,<br />When our vineyards are blossoming."</span> The foxes (<span class="accented">shualim</span>), or little jackals, were very numerous in Palestine (see <a href="/judges/15-4.htm">Judges 15:4</a>; <a href="/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18</a>; <a href="/psalms/63-11.htm">Psalm 63:11</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/4-3.htm">Nehemiah 4:3</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17</a>). The little jackals were seldom more than fifteen inches high. There would be nothing unsuitable in the address to a maiden to help to catch such small animals. The idea of the song is - Let us all join in taking them. Some think that Shulamith is inviting the king to call his attendants to the work. But when two lovers thus approach one another, it is not likely that others would be thought cf. However the words be viewed, the typical meaning can scarcely be missed. The idea of clearing the vineyards of depredators well suits the general import of the poem. Let the blossoming love of the soul be without injury and restraint. Let the rising faith and affection be carefully guarded. Both individuals and communities do well to think of the little foxes that spoil the vines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/2-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Catch</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽחֱזוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥĕ·zū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_270.htm">Strong's 270: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grasp, take hold, take possession</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for us</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֙נוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">the foxes—</span><br /><span class="heb">שֽׁוּעָלִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(šū·‘ā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7776.htm">Strong's 7776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fox, perhaps jackal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the little</span><br /><span class="heb">קְטַנִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ṭan·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small, young, unimportant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">foxes</span><br /><span class="heb">שֽׁוּעָלִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(šū·‘ā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7776.htm">Strong's 7776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fox, perhaps jackal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that ruin</span><br /><span class="heb">מְחַבְּלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḥab·bə·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2254.htm">Strong's 2254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wind tightly, to bind, a pledge, to pervert, destroy, to writhe in pain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the vineyards—</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּרָמִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·rā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for our vineyards</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are in bloom.</span><br /><span class="heb">סְמָדַֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(sə·mā·ḏar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5563.htm">Strong's 5563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vine blossom, abloom</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/2-15.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 2:15 Catch for us the foxes the little (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/2-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 2:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 2:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/2-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 2:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 2:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>