Song of Solomon 2:12 (KJV)

Song of Solomon 2:12 · 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;

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Song of Solomon 2:12 in the King James Version reads: “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;”. Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 2, or compare how other translations render it below.

Song of Solomon 2:12 in the Original Hebrew

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The flowers נִצָּן nitstsân H5339 appear רָאָה râʼâh H7200 on the earth; אֶרֶץ ʼerets H776 the time עֵת ʻêth H6256 of the singing זָמִיר zâmîyr H2158 of birds is come, נָגַע nâgaʻ H5060 and the voice קוֹל qôwl H6963 of the turtle תּוֹר tôwr H8449 is heard שָׁמַע shâmaʻ H8085 in our land; אֶרֶץ ʼerets H776

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Song of Solomon 2:12 in Other Translations

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;
WEB	The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
ASV	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;
YLT	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,
WBT	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;
DBY	The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;

Cross References for Song of Solomon 2:12

Isaiah 55:12 Psalms 89:15 Jeremiah 8:7 Colossians 3:16 Psalms 148:7–13 Romans 15:9–13 Ephesians 5:18–20 Isaiah 42:10–12 Hosea 14:5–7 Ephesians 1:13–14 Isaiah 35:1–2 Psalms 40:1–3 Song of Solomon 6:11 Song of Solomon 6:2

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What does Song of Solomon 2:12 say?

Song of Solomon 2:12 in the King James Version reads: “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;” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 2, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Song of Solomon 2:12 found in the Bible?

Song of Solomon 2:12 is in the book of Song of Solomon, chapter 2, verse 12, in the Old Testament.

What Bible translation is Song of Solomon 2:12 shown in?

This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Song of Solomon 2:12 in the table on this page.

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