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Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!” Young Man<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The fig tree ripens its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines <i>with</i> the tender grape give a <i>good</i> smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines <i>with</i> the tender grapes Give a <i>good</i> smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘The fig tree has ripened its fruit, And the vines in blossom have given forth <i>their</i> fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The fig tree has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘The fig tree has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth <i>their</i> fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The fig tree has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth <i>their</i> fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘The fig tree has budded <i>and</i> ripens her figs, And the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, And come away [to climb the rocky steps of the hillside].’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines give off their fragrance. Arise, my darling. Come away, my beautiful one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines give off their fragrance. Arise, my darling. Come away, my beautiful one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The fig-tree ripeneth her green figs, And the vines are in blossom; They give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Fig trees are bearing fruit, while blossoms on grapevines fill the air with perfume. My darling, I love you! Let's go away together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The fig tree ripeneth her green figs, and the vines are in blossom, they give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The green figs ripen. The grapevines bloom and give off a fragrance. Get up, my true love, my beautiful one, and come with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Figs are beginning to ripen; the air is fragrant with blossoming vines. Come then, my love; my darling, come with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The fig tree has produced its fruit, the grapevines have blossomed and exude their fragrance. "Get up, my darling, my beautiful one, and come on.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The fig tree has budded, the vines have blossomed and give off their fragrance. Arise, come away my darling; my beautiful one, come away with me!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom. They give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom. They give out their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The fig tree has ripened her green figs, "" And the sweet-smelling vines have given forth fragrance, "" Rise, come, my friend, my beautiful one, indeed, come away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The fig-tree hath ripened her green figs, And the sweet-smelling vines have given forth fragrance, Rise, come, my friend, my fair one, yea, come away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The fig tree ripened its unripe figs, and the vines are in blossom; they gave an odor. Rise up, my friend, my beautiful one, and go for thyself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The fig tree hath put forth her green figs: the vines in flower yield their sweet smell. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#CC0000>The fig tree has brought forth its green figs; the flowering vines bestow their odor. Rise up, my love, my brilliant one, and advance.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines, in bloom, give forth fragrance. Arise, my friend, my beautiful one, and come! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The fig tree puts forth its green figs, and the vines with tender shoots give fragrance. Arise, my beloved, my beautiful one, and come away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The fig tree has given its figs and the vines and the vine buds give a fragrance. Arise! You are beautiful my intimate one and come!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines in blossom give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The fig-tree has put forth its young figs, the vines put forth the tender grape, they yield a smell: arise, come, my companion, my fair one, my dove; yea, come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/2-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=272" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/songs/2.htm">The Bride's Admiration</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384: hat·tə·’ê·nāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Fig tree. Or t:enah; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig.">The fig tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/2590.htm" title="2590: ḥā·nə·ṭāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To spice, make spicy, embalm. A primitive root; to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen.">ripens</a> <a href="/hebrew/6291.htm" title="6291: p̄ag·ge·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- An early fig. From an unused root meaning to be torpid, i.e. Crude; an unripe fig.">its figs;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5563.htm" title="5563: sə·mā·ḏar (N-ms) -- Blossom (of the grape). Of uncertain derivation; a vine blossom; used also adverbially, abloom.">the blossoming</a> <a href="/hebrew/1612.htm" title="1612: wə·hag·gə·p̄ā·nîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-cp) -- A vine. From an unused root meaning to bend; a vine, especially the grape.">vines</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/7381.htm" title="7381: rê·aḥ (N-ms) -- To smell, perceive odor. From ruwach; odor.">their fragrance.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qū·mî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Arise,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵī (Prep:: 2fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">come away,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7474.htm" title="7474: ra‘·yā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A companion. Feminine of rea'; a female associate.">my darling;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ū·lə·ḵî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">come away</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">with me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3303.htm" title="3303: yā·p̄ā·ṯî (Adj-fsc:: 1cs) -- Fair, beautiful. From yaphah; beautiful.">my beautiful one.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Joel 2:22</a></span><br />Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-32.htm">Matthew 24:32</a></span><br />Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-29.htm">Luke 21:29-30</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. / When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-7.htm">Hosea 14:7</a></span><br />They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-14</a></span><br />The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-20.htm">Jeremiah 8:20</a></span><br />“The harvest has passed, the summer has ended, but we have not been saved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-24.htm">Ezekiel 17:24</a></span><br />Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-4.htm">Romans 7:4</a></span><br />Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a></span><br />But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-11.htm">Philippians 1:11</a></span><br />filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-10.htm">Colossians 1:10</a></span><br />so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-24.htm">John 12:24</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The fig tree puts forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.</p><p class="hdg">fig-tree</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Song of Solomon 6:11</a></b></br> I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, <i>and</i> to see whether the vine flourished, <i>and</i> the pomegranates budded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Song of Solomon 7:8,11-13</a></b></br> I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm">Isaiah 18:5</a></b></br> For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away <i>and</i> cut down the branches.</p><p class="hdg">arise</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-10.htm">Song of Solomon 2:10</a></b></br> My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/19-42.htm">Luke 19:42</a></b></br> Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things <i>which belong</i> unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">2 Corinthians 5:20</a></b></br> Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech <i>you</i> by us: we pray <i>you</i> in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/2-10.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/songs/2-10.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/songs/2-10.htm">Darling</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-10.htm">Early</a> <a href="/songs/2-10.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-18.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-18.htm">Fig-Tree</a> <a href="/psalms/65-6.htm">Forms</a> <a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/songs/1-12.htm">Fragrance</a> <a href="/songs/2-10.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/songs/2-3.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/songs/1-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/15-33.htm">Grape</a> <a href="/songs/1-16.htm">Green</a> <a href="/songs/2-10.htm">Love</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-19.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-14.htm">Ripened</a> <a href="/hosea/2-9.htm">Ripens</a> <a href="/songs/2-10.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/songs/1-12.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/songs/1-12.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm">Sweet-Smelling</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-25.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/songs/2-3.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/songs/2-11.htm">Winter</a> <a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/3-2.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Darling</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Early</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-10.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Fig-Tree</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Forms</a> <a href="/songs/2-17.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/songs/4-10.htm">Fragrance</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/songs/4-3.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/songs/4-16.htm">Good</a> <a href="/songs/7-7.htm">Grape</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Green</a> <a href="/songs/3-4.htm">Love</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Ripened</a> <a href="/hosea/2-9.htm">Ripens</a> <a href="/songs/3-2.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/songs/4-10.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/songs/4-16.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Sweet-Smelling</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/songs/4-14.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-6.htm">Winter</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-1.htm">the mutual love of Christ and his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-8.htm">The hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-10.htm">and calling of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Christ's care of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-16.htm">The profession of the church, her faith, and hope</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The ripening of figs indicates the arrival of spring, a time of renewal and new beginnings. This imagery is used to convey a sense of readiness and anticipation. In the broader biblical context, the fig tree is sometimes associated with Israel itself (<a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/24.htm">Jeremiah 24:1-10</a>), symbolizing the nation's spiritual state. The ripening figs suggest a time of spiritual awakening and fruitfulness.<p><b>the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.</b><br>Vines and vineyards are frequently mentioned in the Bible, symbolizing abundance and joy. The fragrance of blossoming vines evokes a sense of beauty and delight, suggesting a time of celebration and love. This imagery is reminiscent of the blessings and abundance promised to God's people (<a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-8</a>). The spreading fragrance can also be seen as a metaphor for the influence and reach of God's love and grace, as well as the spreading of the Gospel (<a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">2 Corinthians 2:14-15</a>).<p><b>Arise, come away, my darling;</b><br>This phrase is an invitation to action and movement, suggesting a call to leave behind the old and embrace the new. It reflects the intimate and personal relationship between the speaker and the beloved, often interpreted as a representation of Christ's call to His Church or to individual believers. The call to "arise" is echoed in other scriptures where God calls His people to rise and follow Him (<a href="/isaiah/60.htm">Isaiah 60:1</a>, <a href="/ephesians/5-14.htm">Ephesians 5:14</a>).<p><b>come away with me, my beautiful one.”</b><br>The repetition of the invitation emphasizes the urgency and importance of the call. The term "beautiful one" highlights the value and worth of the beloved, reflecting God's view of His people as precious and cherished. This mirrors the relationship between Christ and the Church, where believers are seen as the bride of Christ, adorned and made beautiful through His love and sacrifice (<a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>, <a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-8</a>). The call to "come away" suggests a journey or pilgrimage, a theme common in the Christian life as believers are called to follow Christ and leave behind worldly attachments (<a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, often interpreted as Solomon or a representation of Christ, calling to his beloved.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shulammite.htm">The Shulammite</a></b><br>The beloved being addressed, representing the bride or the church in a spiritual allegory.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fig_tree.htm">Fig Tree</a></b><br>A symbol of prosperity and blessing, often used in the Bible to represent Israel or spiritual fruitfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/v/vines.htm">Vines</a></b><br>Symbolic of growth and abundance, often associated with joy and celebration in biblical literature.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/springtime_imagery.htm">Springtime Imagery</a></b><br>Represents renewal, new beginnings, and the awakening of love.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_fruitfulness.htm">Spiritual Fruitfulness</a></b><br>Just as the fig tree ripens its figs, believers are called to bear spiritual fruit in their lives, reflecting the character and love of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/invitation_to_intimacy.htm">Invitation to Intimacy</a></b><br>The call to "arise, come away" is an invitation to deeper intimacy with Christ, encouraging believers to prioritize their relationship with Him above all else.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/season_of_renewal.htm">Season of Renewal</a></b><br>The imagery of springtime signifies a season of renewal and new beginnings, reminding believers of the continual renewal available through the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_timing.htm">Recognizing God's Timing</a></b><br>Understanding the signs of the times, as illustrated by the fig tree, encourages believers to be spiritually alert and responsive to God's timing in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/beauty_in_god's_creation.htm">Beauty in God's Creation</a></b><br>The beauty of the blossoming vines and the beloved reflects the beauty God sees in His creation and His people, encouraging believers to see themselves as God sees them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'rounded_bowl'_navel_literal_or_hyperbole.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 - Does describing a navel as a 'rounded bowl' for wine suggest literal impossibility or exaggeration that conflicts with scientific reality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_song_of_solomon_2_11-12_poetic_or_factual.htm">In Song of Solomon 2:11-12, is there archaeological or historical evidence confirming the seasonal details mentioned, or is it strictly poetic imagery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_the_bride_'asleep'_yet_'awake'.htm">How can the bride be 'asleep' yet her heart is 'awake' in Song of Solomon 5:2, and does this concept align with any known scientific or psychological states?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_'leaping'_in_song_2_8-9_explained.htm">In Song of Solomon 2:8-9, how can we reconcile the depiction of the lover 'leaping' over mountains with literal geography or biology?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">The fig tree putteth forth her green figs.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">has ripened its unripe figs. </span>Heb., <span class= "ital">phag </span>(preserved in Bethphage); not the early fruit that appears before the leaves (<a href="/matthew/24-31.htm" title="And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.">Matthew 24:31</a>), but the green fruit that remains through the winter (Gesenius and Tristram).<p><span class= "bld">The vines with the tender grape.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">the vines </span>(<span class= "ital">are</span>)<span class= "ital"> blossoms, i.e., </span>are in blossom.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/2-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The fig tree</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתְּאֵנָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tə·’ê·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8384.htm">Strong's 8384: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of foreign derivation, the fig</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ripens</span><br /><span class="heb">חָֽנְטָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·nə·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2590.htm">Strong's 2590: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spice, to embalm, to ripen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its figs;</span><br /><span class="heb">פַגֶּ֔יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ag·ge·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6291.htm">Strong's 6291: </a> </span><span class="str2">Crude, an unripe fig</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the blossoming</span><br /><span class="heb">סְמָדַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(sə·mā·ḏar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5563.htm">Strong's 5563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vine blossom, abloom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vines</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַגְּפָנִ֥ים ׀</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hag·gə·p̄ā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1612.htm">Strong's 1612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vine, the grape</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spread</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֣תְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their fragrance.</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵ֑יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7381.htm">Strong's 7381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smell, perceive odor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Arise,</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֥וּמִי</span> <span class="translit">(qū·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">come away,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֛ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my darling;</span><br /><span class="heb">רַעְיָתִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ra‘·yā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7474.htm">Strong's 7474: </a> </span><span class="str2">A female associate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">come with me,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְכִי־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my beautiful one.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יָפָתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(yā·p̄ā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3303.htm">Strong's 3303: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fair, beautiful</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/2-13.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 2:13 The fig tree ripens her green figs (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/2-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 2:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 2:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/2-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 2:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 2:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>