And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
Song of Solomon 2:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 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; 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: |
And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever.
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower.
My beloved is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the ordinance of the LORD.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.