Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The time has arrived for
And the voice of 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;
Holman Bible
The time of singing
and the turtledove’s cooing is heard in our land.
International Standard Version
Blossoms have appeared in the land. The season of songbirds has arrived, and cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land.
A Conservative Version
The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
‘The flowers appear on the earth once again;
The time for singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
Bible in Basic English
The flowers are come on the earth; the time of cutting the vines is come, and the voice of the dove is sounding in our land;
Darby Translation
The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
Julia Smith Translation
The flowers were seen in the earth; the time of pruning came, and the voice of the turtle-dove was heard in our land.
King James 2000
The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land;
Lexham Expanded Bible
The blossoms {appear} {in the land}; {the time of singing has arrived}; the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
Modern King James verseion
the flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The flowers appear in our country and the time is come to cut the vines. The voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
NET Bible
The pomegranates have appeared in the land, the time for pruning and singing has come; the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
New Heart English Bible
The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
The Emphasized Bible
The flowers, have appeared in the earth, the time of the spring-song, hath come, - and, the voice of the turtle, is heard in our land;
Webster
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;
World English Bible
The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Birds » Have each their peculiar note or song
Birds » Songs of, at the break of day
Doves » The harbinger of spring
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Naga`
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 2:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rendezvous In The Countryside
11
for behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.
12
The time has arrived for
And the voice of the
Cross References
Psalm 40:1-3
I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalm 89:15
Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O LORD, in the light of your face,
Psalm 148:7-13
Praise the LORDfrom the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps,
Song of Songs 6:2
My beloved has gone down to his garden to the beds of spices, to graze in the gardens and to gather lilies.
Song of Songs 6:11
I went down to the nut orchard to look at the blossoms of the valley, to see whether the vines had budded, whether the pomegranates were in bloom.
Isaiah 35:1-2
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
Isaiah 42:10-12
Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants.
Isaiah 55:12
"For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Jeremiah 8:7
Even the stork in the heavens knows her times, and the turtledove, swallow, and crane keep the time of their coming, but my people know not the rules of the LORD.
Hosea 14:5-7
I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon;
Romans 15:9-13
and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name."
Ephesians 1:13-14
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Ephesians 5:18-20
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.