Song of Solomon 2:12
10 My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
11 For now the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.
The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
14 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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land.
- KJV
- The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
- WEB
- The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
- ASV
- The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing [of birds] is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
- DARBY
- The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
- BLB
- The blossoms have appeared in the land, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land;
- ÅB
- blomstene kommer til syne i landet, sangens tid er inne, og turtelduens røst har latt seg høre i vårt land;
- OTB
- Blomstene har vist seg i landet; Tiden er kommet for å beskjære vinrankene, Og turtelduens røst er hørt i vårt land.
- B1930
- blomstene kommer til syne i landet, sangens tid er inne, og turtelduens røst har latt sig høre i vårt land;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 55:12
You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
Read in contextPsalms 89:15
Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
Read in contextPsalms 148:7–13
Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,
Read in contextJeremiah 8:7
Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
Read in contextColossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 6:11
I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.
Read in contextPsalms 40:1–3
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Read in contextEphesians 1:13–14
And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
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