Song of Solomon 2:12

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

11For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

13The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines in blossom give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

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Cross References

Psalms 40:1(40-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (40-2) I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Psalms 148:7Praise the LORD from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;

Song of Solomon 6:11I went down into the garden of nuts, to look at the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.

Isaiah 42:10Sing unto the LORD a new song, and His praise from the end of the earth; ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

Jeremiah 8:7Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but My people know not the ordinance of the LORD.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:9-14

Mutual Love of Christ and the Church. 8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. 9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice. 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; 12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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