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My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Ah, I hear my lover coming! He is leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, Jumping on the hills!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping on the hills!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping on the hills!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“The voice of my beloved! Behold, he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, Jumping on the hills!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Listen! My beloved! Behold, he comes, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping <i>and</i> running on the hills!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen! My love is approaching. Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen! My love is approaching. Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I hear the voice of the one I love, as he comes leaping over mountains and hills <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I hear my beloved's voice. Look! Here he comes, sprinting over the mountains, racing over the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I hear my lover's voice. He comes running over the mountains, racing across the hills to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved! Look! He's coming, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Listen! My lover is approaching! Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved. Look, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved! Behold, this—he is coming, "" Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The voice of my beloved! lo, this -- he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved I behold him coming leaping upon the mountains, springing upon the hills.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved, behold he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping over the hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Bride to Chorus: <font color=#0000CC>The voice of my beloved! Behold, he arrives leaping along the mountains, jumping across the hills.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The sound of my lover! here he comes springing across the mountains, leaping across the hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The voice of my beloved! behold, he comes leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The voice of my love: behold he comes skipping on the mountains, leaping on the hills<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hark! my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The voice of my kinsman! behold, he comes leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/2-8.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=228" 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">7</span>O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">Listen!</a> <a href="/hebrew/1730.htm" title="1730: dō·w·ḏî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or dod; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. to love; by implication, a love- token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle.">My beloved approaches.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Look!</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">Here</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">he comes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1801.htm" title="1801: mə·ḏal·lêḡ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To leap. A primitive root; to spring.">leaping</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">across</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: he·hā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountains,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7092.htm" title="7092: mə·qap·pêṣ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- Draw together, shut. A primitive root; to draw together, i.e. Close; by implication, to leap; specifically, to die.">bounding</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389: hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A hill. Feminine from the same as Geba'; a hillock.">the hills.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.…<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/10-27.htm">John 10:27</a></span><br />My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a></span><br />Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3-5</a></span><br />A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. / Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. / And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-3.htm">Matthew 3:3</a></span><br />This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-23.htm">John 1:23</a></span><br />John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Isaiah 52:7</a></span><br />How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-15.htm">Romans 10:15</a></span><br />And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-9</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. / The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. / The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4-6</a></span><br />Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.” / Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Zephaniah 3:17</a></span><br />The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-6.htm">Matthew 25:6</a></span><br />At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-36.htm">Luke 24:36</a></span><br />While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-19.htm">John 20:19</a></span><br />It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-25.htm">Hebrews 12:25</a></span><br />See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">Psalm 18:13</a></span><br />The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The voice of my beloved! behold, he comes leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.</p><p class="hdg">voice</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Song of Solomon 5:2</a></b></br> I sleep, but my heart waketh: <i>it is</i> the voice of my beloved that knocketh, <i>saying</i>, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, <i>and</i> my locks with the drops of the night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a></b></br> He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/10-4.htm">John 10:4,5,27</a></b></br> And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice… </p><p class="hdg">leaping</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/6-16.htm">2 Samuel 6:16</a></b></br> And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6</a></b></br> Then shall the lame <i>man</i> leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-27.htm">Jeremiah 48:27</a></b></br> For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.</p><p class="hdg">the mountains</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3,4</a></b></br> The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a></b></br> Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done <i>it</i>: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11-13</a></b></br> And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/2-3.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Bounding</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-16.htm">Climbing</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-4.htm">Dancing</a> <a href="/psalms/118-15.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-25.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-29.htm">Leaping</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-25.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Stepping</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-4.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Bounding</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-30.htm">Climbing</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Dancing</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-9.htm">Leaping</a> <a href="/songs/2-17.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/songs/8-14.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-20.htm">Stepping</a> <a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Voice</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>Listen!</b><br>This phrase calls for attention and anticipation. In the biblical context, it signifies the importance of the message that follows. The call to "listen" is often used in Scripture to prepare the audience for a significant revelation or event. It echoes the prophetic calls in the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a>, where listening leads to life and covenant blessings.<p><b>My beloved approaches.</b><br>The term "beloved" is a central theme in the Song of Solomon, symbolizing deep affection and intimate relationship. In a historical and cultural context, this reflects the courtship and marriage customs of ancient Israel, where the approach of a beloved would be a moment of joy and expectation. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, the Bridegroom, approaching His bride, the Church, as depicted in <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>.<p><b>Look! Here he comes,</b><br>The imperative "Look!" emphasizes the immediacy and excitement of the beloved's arrival. This mirrors the anticipation of the coming of the Messiah, as seen in prophecies like <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a>, where the coming of the King is announced with joy. It also reflects the watchfulness and readiness encouraged in the New Testament, such as in <a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42</a>.<p><b>leaping across the mountains,</b><br>The imagery of leaping across mountains suggests strength, agility, and determination. Geographically, the mountains of Israel, such as the Carmel and the Judean hills, are significant landmarks. This phrase can symbolize overcoming obstacles and the power of love to transcend barriers. Spiritually, it can be seen as a metaphor for Christ's victory over sin and death, as He moves with purpose and power.<p><b>bounding over the hills.</b><br>Bounding over hills continues the theme of energetic movement and eagerness. In the cultural context, this reflects the pastoral setting of ancient Israel, where shepherds and lovers would traverse the landscape. Biblically, it can be connected to the idea of God’s omnipresence and His ability to reach His people wherever they are, as expressed in <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a>. This also prefigures the joy and freedom found in Christ, who overcomes all obstacles to reach His beloved.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>In the context of the Song of Solomon, the "beloved" refers to the male lover, often interpreted as Solomon himself or a representation of an idealized lover. In a broader spiritual sense, many conservative Christian interpretations see the beloved as a type of Christ, symbolizing His love and pursuit of the Church.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shulammite.htm">The Shulammite</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse is the Shulammite woman, who represents the bride or the Church in allegorical interpretations. She expresses her excitement and anticipation at the approach of her beloved.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains_and_hills.htm">Mountains and Hills</a></b><br>These geographical features symbolize obstacles or distances that the beloved overcomes to reach his beloved. Spiritually, they can represent the challenges and barriers that Christ overcomes to reach His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_the_voice_of_christ.htm">Recognizing the Voice of Christ</a></b><br>Just as the Shulammite recognizes the voice of her beloved, believers are called to discern and respond to the voice of Christ in their lives. This requires a deep, personal relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_pursuit_of_his_church.htm">Christ's Pursuit of His Church</a></b><br>The imagery of the beloved leaping over mountains illustrates Christ's relentless pursuit of His Church. He overcomes all barriers to reach us, demonstrating His profound love and commitment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_obstacles_in_faith.htm">Overcoming Obstacles in Faith</a></b><br>The mountains and hills symbolize challenges in our spiritual journey. With Christ as our example, we are encouraged to overcome these obstacles with faith and perseverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_christ's_return.htm">Anticipation of Christ's Return</a></b><br>The excitement of the Shulammite at her beloved's approach mirrors the anticipation believers should have for Christ's return. This hope should inspire us to live faithfully and expectantly.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_'leaping'_in_song_2_8-9_explained.htm">In Song of Solomon 2:8–9, how can we reconcile the depiction of the lover “leaping” over mountains with literal geography or biology? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_the_'rose_of_sharon'_exist_in_israel.htm">In Song of Solomon 2:1, is there any historical or botanical proof that the 'rose of Sharon' existed in ancient Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_song_4_7's_perfection_fit_reality.htm">How can the description of the bride's flawless perfection in Song of Solomon 4:7 align with human reality, given our understanding of human imperfection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_'little_foxes'_in_song_2_15_literal.htm">In Song of Solomon 2:15, is there any documented threat from 'little foxes' spoiling vineyards in that region, or is it purely metaphorical?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">The voice of my beloved.</span>--So here there is no need of the clumsy device of supposing the heroine in a dream. This most exquisite morsel of the whole poem falls quite naturally into its place if we regard it as a sweet recollection of the poet's, put into the mouth of the object of his affections. "The voice" (Heb., <span class= "ital">kol</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>used to arrest attention = Hark! (Comp. Psalms 29) The quick sense of love discerns his approach a long way off. (Compare--<p>"Before he mounts the hill, I know<p>He cometh quickly."--Tennyson's <span class= "ital">Fatima.</span>)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8-ch. 3:5.</span> - Part II. SONG OF SHULAMITH IN THE EMBRACE OF SOLOMON. Recollections of the wooing time in the north. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.</span> There can be little doubt as to the meaning of this song. The bride is going back in thought to the scenes of her home life, and the sweet days of first love. "The house stands alone among the rocks and deep in the mountain range; around are the vineyards which the family have planted, and the hill pastures on which they feed their flocks. She longingly looks out for her distant lover." The expression, "The voice of my beloved!" must not be taken to mean that she hears the sound of his feet or voice, but simply as an interjection, like "hark!" (see <a href="/genesis/4-10.htm">Genesis 4:10</a>, where the voice of the blood crying merely means, "Hark how thy brother's blood cries;" that is, "Believe that it does so cry"). So here, "I seem to hear the voice of my beloved; hark, he is coming!" It is a great delight to the soul to go back in thought over the memories of its first experience of the Saviour's presence. The Church is edified by the records of grace in the histories of Divine dealings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/2-8.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">Listen!</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My beloved [approaches].</span><br /><span class="heb">דּוֹדִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(dō·w·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1730.htm">Strong's 1730: </a> </span><span class="str2">To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Look!</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּה־</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Here</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he comes,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(bā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">leaping</span><br /><span class="heb">מְדַלֵּג֙</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḏal·lêḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1801.htm">Strong's 1801: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">across</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mountains,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶ֣הָרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(he·hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bounding</span><br /><span class="heb">מְקַפֵּ֖ץ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·qap·pêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7092.htm">Strong's 7092: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw together, close, to leap, to die</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hills.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1389.htm">Strong's 1389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hillock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/2-8.htm">Song of Solomon 2:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/2-8.htm">Song of Solomon 2:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/2-8.htm">Song of Solomon 2:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/2-8.htm">Song of Solomon 2:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/2-8.htm">Song of Solomon 2:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/2-8.htm">Song of Solomon 2:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/2-8.htm">Song of Solomon 2:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/2-8.htm">Song of Solomon 2:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/2-8.htm">Song of Solomon 2:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/2-8.htm">Song of Solomon 2:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/2-8.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 2:8 The voice of my beloved! 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