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11 lines
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# General Information:
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This chapter describes a feeling of longing, or the waiting in anticipation of the one you love. In 3:1-4 the woman speaks to herself. In the ancient Near East, it was common to describe a woman using words involving animals.
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# I was longing for him ... could not find him
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"I had a strong desire to be with him ... loves, but he was not there"
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# him whom my soul loves
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"my beloved" (Song of Songs 1:14). |