He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a she-goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
Song of Solomon 2:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing [of birds] has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. American Standard Version (1901) 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; Common English Bible Blossoms have appeared in the land; the season of singing has arrived, and the sound of the turtledove is heard in our land. Catholic Public Domain Version Groom to Bride: Rise up, quickly, my love, my dove, my shapely one, and advance. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land: |
He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a she-goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
Do not deliver the soul of thy dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of thy poor for ever.
Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance,
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.
My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
“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.
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 ordinance of the Lord.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.