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Song of Solomon 2:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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;

Song of Solomon 2:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:12

Theological / Devotional

Turtle. Heb. tor, the turtledove, a species of pigeon. Tor is onomatopoeic, that is, the sound of the word imitates the plaintive note of the bird. Several species of the turtledove are migratory, and their coming marks the return of spring (see Jer. 8:7).

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