Song of Solomon 2:12
Song of Solomon 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.
The church goes on to give an account of the pressing instances that Christ made unto her, to arise and come away; which he had done in the former verse, by assuring her that the winter was past, and therefore she need not be afraid of nipping blasts and blustering storms, nor of heavy rains, which would make traveling difficult, as well as unpleasant; and here he encourages her to arise and come with him, from the pleasantness of the spring, of which he gives the following account, in this and the next verse, enough to tempt her to a compliance; and which is very pleasant and inviting to lovers.[3595] In this verse he says,
I. That "the flowers appear on the earth;"