He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
Song of Solomon 2:12 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild animals; do not forget the life of your poor forever.
Happy are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your 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 back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Even the stork in the heavens knows its times; and the turtledove, swallow, and crane observe the time of their coming; but my people do not know the ordinance of the Lord.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.