Song of Solomon 2:7

Contemporary English Version

⁷Young women of Jerusalem,
promise me by the power
of deer and gazelles^[a]
never to awaken love
before it is ready.

2.7 deer and gazelles: Deer and gazelles were sacred animals in some religions of Old Testament times, and they were thought to have special powers.

Song of Songs 2:7

New International Version

⁷Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you^(A)
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.^(B)

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

New International Version (NIV)