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Sgs 2:12 — 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;

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

flowers		Sgs 6:2,11; Isa 35:1,2; Hsa 14:5-7
time		Psa 40:1-3; Psa 89:15; Psa 148:7-13; Isa 42:10-12; Isa 55:12; Eph 5:18-20; Col 3:16
of the turtle		Rom 15:9-13; Eph 1:13,14

Correlating Passages

flowers

	Sgs 6:2	My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
	Sgs 6:11	I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, [and] to see whether the vine flourished, [and] the pomegranates budded.
	Isa 35:1	The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
	Isa 35:2	It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, [and] the excellency of our God.
	Hsa 14:5	I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
	Hsa 14:6	His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
	Hsa 14:7	They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive [as] the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof [shall be] as the wine of Lebanon.

time

	Psa 40:1	[[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
	Psa 40:2	He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, [and] established my goings.
	Psa 40:3	And he hath put a new song in my mouth, [even] praise unto our God: many shall see [it], and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
	Psa 89:15	Blessed [is] the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
	Psa 148:7	Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
	Psa 148:8	Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
	Psa 148:9	Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
	Psa 148:10	Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
	Psa 148:11	Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
	Psa 148:12	Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
	Psa 148:13	Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory [is] above the earth and heaven.
	Isa 42:10	Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
	Isa 42:11	Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up [their voice], the villages [that] Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
	Isa 42:12	Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
	Isa 55:12	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.
	Eph 5:18	And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
	Eph 5:19	Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
	Eph 5:20	Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
	Col 3:16	Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

of the turtle

	Rom 15:9	And that the Gentiles might glorify God for [his] mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
	Rom 15:10	And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
	Rom 15:11	And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
	Rom 15:12	And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
	Rom 15:13	Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
	Eph 1:13	In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
	Eph 1:14	Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

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Scott, Thomas. "Song of Songs 2:12," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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