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Song of Solomon 2:12

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12The blossoms appearq in the land;r

the time of singings has arrived;t

the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

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Footnotes

  1. qLiterally “is seen”
  2. rLiterally “on the earth”
  3. sMost likely, a subtle word play occurs here since there are two different words in Hebrew spelled the same way: “pruning” and “singing.” The former plays upon the first line and the latter upon the third line
  4. tLiterally “the time of the song arrived”

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The flowers appear on the earth,

the time of singing has come,

and the voice of the turtledove

is heard in our land.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Flowers appear on the earth;

the season of singing has come,

the cooing of doves

is heard in our land.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The blossoms appear in the countryside.

The time of singing has come,

and the turtledove’s cooing is heard in our land.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

The flowers are springing up,

the season of singing birds has come,

and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

KJV 1900King 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;

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