12The flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing hath come, And the voice of the turtle was heard in our land,


In Context

9 My beloved is like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Lo, this — he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from the lattice.

10 My beloved hath answered and said to me, 'Rise up, my friend, my fair one, and come away,

11 For lo, the winter hath passed by, The rain hath passed away — it hath gone.

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,

13 The 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.

14 My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice is sweet, and thy appearance comely.

Song of Solomon 2:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:12The 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:12Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:12The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:12The 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;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:12The 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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12The 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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:12The 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;