Song of Solomon 7 · Verse 12

Song of Solomon 7:12

Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
Song of Solomon 7:12, King James Version

Song of Solomon 7:12 in other translations

BSBLet us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom— there I will give you my love.
WEBLet’s go early up to the vineyards. Let’s see whether the vine has budded, its blossom is open, and the pomegranates are in flower. There I will give you my love.
ASVLet us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine hath budded, And its blossom is open, And the pomegranates are in flower: There will I give thee my love.
YLTWe lodge in the villages, we go early to the vineyards, We see if the vine hath flourished, The sweet smelling-flower hath opened. The pomegranates have blossomed, There do I give to thee my loves;
DARBYWe will go up early to the vineyards, We will see if the vine hath budded, If the blossom is opening, And the pomegranates are in bloom: There will I give thee my loves.
BBELet us go out early to the vine-gardens; let us see if the vine is in bud, if it has put out its young fruit, and the pomegranate is in flower. There I will give you my love.
WebsterLet us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourisheth, whether the tender grape appeareth, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.

What does Song of Solomon 7:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. (Mr 1:35; Joh 9:4; Ga 6:10). Assurance fosters diligence, not indolence.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Let us get up early to the vineyards - When in the country, we shall have the better opportunity to contemplate the progress of the spring vegetation; and there she promises to be peculiarly affectionate to him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 7:10-13

The church, the believing soul, triumphs in its relation to Christ, and interest in him. She humbly desires communion with him. Let us walk together, that I may receive counsel, instruction, and comfort from thee; and may make known my wants and my grievances to thee, with freedom, and without interruption. Communion with Christ is what all that are made holy earnestly breathe after. And those who would converse…

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Song of Solomon 7:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

נַשְׁכִּ֙ימָה֙nash.Ki.mahlet us rise earlyH7925
לַכְּרָמִ֔יםla.ke.ra.Mimto the vineyardsH3754
נִרְאֶ֞הnir.'Ehlet us seeH7200
אִם'imifH518
פָּֽרְחָ֤הpa.re.Chahit has buddedH6524
הַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenthe vineH1612
פִּתַּ֣חpi.Tachit has openedH6605
הַסְּמָדַ֔רha.se.ma.Darthe blossomH5563
הֵנֵ֖צוּhe.Ne.tzuthey have bloomedH5132
הָרִמּוֹנִ֑יםha.ri.mo.Nimthe pomegranatesH7416
שָׁ֛םshamthereH8033
אֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenI will giveH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דֹּדַ֖יdo.Dailove<s> myH1730
לָֽךְ\׃Lakhto you

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Cross references for Song of Solomon 7:12

  • Song of Solomon 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.

  • Ephesians 6:24

    Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.

  • Song of Solomon 7:6

    How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:5-6

    For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain. But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

  • 2 Corinthians 13:5

    Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

  • Psalms 122:5

    For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

  • Hebrews 2:13

    And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

  • Song of Solomon 2:13

    The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

  • Song of Solomon 4:16

    Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

  • Hebrews 4:16

    Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

  • Romans 5:11

    And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

  • Proverbs 8:17

    I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
get.
Pr 8:17; Ec 9:10
let us see.
6:11; Pr 24:30,31; Ac 15:36; 2Co 13:5; 1Th 3:5,6; Heb 12:15
the tender
2:13,15; Isa 18:5
appear. Heb. open. there will I give thee.
6; 4:16; Ex 25:22; Ps 43:4; 63:3-8; 73:25; 122:5; Eze 20:40,41
Ro 5:11; 2Co 5:14,15; Eph 6:24; Heb 4:16

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Context

  • Song of Solomon 7:11

    Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

  • Song of Solomon 7:12

    Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.

  • Song of Solomon 7:13

    The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.

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Song of Solomon 7:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Levantémonos de mañana á las viñas; veamos si brotan las vides, si se abre el cierne, si han florecido los granados; allí te daré mis amores.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Viens, mon bien-aimé, sortons aux champs, passons la nuit dans les villages.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wir wollen uns früh aufmachen nach den Weinbergen, wollen sehen, ob der Weinstock ausgeschlagen ist, die Weinblüte sich geöffnet hat, ob die Granaten blühen; dort will ich dir meine Liebe geben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Mane surgamus ad vineas: videamus si floruit vinea, si flores fructus parturiunt, si floruerunt mala punica; ibi dabo tibi ubera mea.