Song of Solomon 2:12
10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
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;
13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
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
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Read in contextPsalms 89:15
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
Read in contextPsalms 148:7–13
Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
Read in contextJeremiah 8:7
Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Read in contextColossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 6:11
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
Read in contextPsalms 40:1–3
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Read in contextEphesians 1:13–14
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
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