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.

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  • Psalms 89:15

    Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

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  • Psalms 148:7–13

    Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

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  • Jeremiah 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.

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  • Colossians 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.

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  • Song 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.

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  • Psalms 40:1–3

    I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

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  • Ephesians 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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