10 “My beloved responded and said to me,
(A)Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
11 For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
12 The blossoms have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for [a]pruning the vines,
And the voice of the (B)turtledove has been heard in our land.
13 The (C)fig tree has ripened its fruit,
And the (D)vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!’”

The Groom

14 (E)My dove, (F)in the clefts of the [b]rock,
In the hiding place of the mountain pathway,
Let me see [c]how you look,
(G)Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is pleasant,
And [d]you look (H)delightful.”

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:12 Or singing
  2. Song of Solomon 2:14 Or crag
  3. Song of Solomon 2:14 Lit your appearance
  4. Song of Solomon 2:14 Lit your appearance

10 My beloved spoke and said to me,
    “Arise, my darling,
    my beautiful one, come with me.
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.”

He

14 My dove(C) in the clefts of the rock,
    in the hiding places on the mountainside,
show me your face,
    let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
    and your face is lovely.(D)

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