Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 2:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 2:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 2:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse means that the person is asking their dear friend to come back quickly, like a fast deer running over the hills, and to be with them until the morning comes and the darkness goes away. It's a way of saying they really want to be close and together again soon.

Song of Solomon 2:17: Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. [of Bether: or, of division]

Contradiction with Proverbs 5:19

Contradicts by encouraging satisfaction and delight in the wife of one's youth rather than yearning for the beloved's presence until the day breaks and shadows flee away.

Proverbs 5:19: [Let her be as] the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. [satisfy...: Heb. water thee] [be thou...: Heb. err thou always in her love]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:9

Contradicts by advising to marry rather than burning with passion, as opposed to longing and waiting.

1 Corinthians 7:9: But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:28

Contradicts by warning against lustful thoughts, whereas Song of Solomon portrays longing and desire.

Matthew 5:28: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5

Contradicts by instructing to avoid passionate lust, while the verse in Song of Solomon metaphorically expresses longing and desire.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-5: For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

Contradiction with 1 John 2:15-17

Contradicts by advising not to love worldly desires, in contrast to the longing and passionate imagery in the verse from Solomon.

1 John 2:15-17: Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
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