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11 For the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. 12 The flowers are springing up and the time of the singing of birds has come. Yes, spring is here.[a] 13 The leaves are coming out,[b] and the grapevines are in blossom. How delicious they smell! Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.’

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:12 spring is here, literally, “the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.”
  2. Song of Solomon 2:13 The leaves are coming out, literally, “The fig tree puts forth its figs.”

11 See! The winter is past;
    the rains are over and gone.
12 Flowers appear on the earth;
    the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
    is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree forms its early fruit;(A)
    the blossoming(B) vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
    my beautiful one, come with me.”

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