"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…" — Song of Solomon 2:12

Song of Solomon 2:12 · 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;”

— Song of Solomon 2:12

Verse 11

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

Verse 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.

Song of Solomon 2 — Context

My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

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;

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.

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.

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.

Psalms 148:7-13

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

Psalms 89:15

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

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.

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.

Hosea 14:5-7

I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. {grow: or, blossom} {cast...: Heb. strike}

Romans 15:9-13

And that the Gentiles might glorify God for {his} mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

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.