Song of Solomon 2:12

The flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing hath come, And the voice of the turtle was heard in our land,

Young's Literal Translation

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 hath passed by, The rain hath passed away — it hath gone.

13The fig-tree hath ripened her green figs, And the sweet-smelling vines have given forth fragrance, Rise, come, my friend, my fair one, yea, come away.

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Cross References

Psalms 40:1To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,

Psalms 148:7Praise ye Jehovah from the earth, Dragons and all deeps,

Song of Solomon 6:11Unto a garden of nuts I went down, To look on the buds of the valley, To see whither the vine had flourished, The pomegranates had blossomed —

Isaiah 42:10Sing to Jehovah a new song, His praise from the end of the earth, Ye who are going down to the sea, and its fulness, Isles, and their inhabitants.

Jeremiah 8:7Even a stork in the heavens hath known her seasons, And turtle, and swallow, and crane, Have watched the time of their coming, And — My people have not known the judgment of Jehovah.

Romans 15:9and the nations for kindness to glorify God, according as it hath been written, 'Because of this I will confess to Thee among nations, and to Thy name I will sing praise,'

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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