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There I will give you my love. <a href="/esv/songs/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> let us go out early to the vineyards and see whether the vines have budded, whether the grape blossoms have opened and the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love. <a href="/bsb/songs/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Let 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. <a href="/kjv/songs/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/songs/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see if the vine has budded, Whether the grape blossoms are open, And the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love. <a href="/nasb_/songs/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Let’s rise early and go to the vineyards; Let’s see whether the vine has grown And its buds have opened, And whether the pomegranates have bloomed. There I will give you my love. <a href="/nasb/songs/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Let us rise early and go to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine has budded And its blossoms have opened, And whether the pomegranates have bloomed. There I will give you my love. <a href="/nasb77/songs/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Let us rise early and go to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine has budded And its blossoms have opened, And whether the pomegranates have bloomed. There I will give you my love. <a href="/lsb/songs/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Let us rise early and go to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine has flourished And its blossoms have opened, And whether the pomegranates have bloomed. There I will give you my love. <a href="/amp/songs/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Let us go out early to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine has budded And its blossoms have opened, And whether the pomegranates have flowered. There I will give you my love. <a href="/csb/songs/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Let’s go early to the vineyards; let’s see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my caresses. <a href="/hcsb/songs/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Let&#8217s go early to the vineyards; let&#8217s see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love. <a href="/asv/songs/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> Let 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. <a href="/cev/songs/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> At dawn let's slip out and see if grapevines and fruit trees are covered with blossoms. When we are there, I will give you my love. <a href="/erv/songs/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see whether the vine hath budded, and its blossom be open, and the pomegranates be in flower: there will I give thee my love. <a href="/gwt/songs/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Let's go to the vineyards early. Let's see if the vines have budded, if the grape blossoms have opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love. <a href="/gnt/songs/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> We will get up early and look at the vines to see whether they've started to grow, whether the blossoms are opening and the pomegranate trees are in bloom. There I will give you my love. <a href="/isv/songs/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Let us go early to the vineyards, let us see whether the vine has budded, whether the blossom has opened, whether the pomegranates have bloomed. There I'll give you my love. <a href="/msb/songs/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Let 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. <a href="/net/songs/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Let us rise early to go to the vineyards, to see if the vines have budded, to see if their blossoms have opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom--there I will give you my love. <a href="/nheb/songs/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Let'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. <a href="/wbt/songs/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Let 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. <a href="/web/songs/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Let’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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/songs/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> We lodge in the villages, we go early to the vineyards, "" We see if the vine has flourished, "" The sweet smelling-flower has opened. The pomegranates have blossomed, "" There I give to you my loves; <a href="/ylt/songs/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> We 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; <a href="/slt/songs/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> We will rise early to the vineyards; we will see if the vine was fruitful, the vine blossoms opened, the pomegranates blossomed: there will I give my beloved to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/songs/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Let us get up early to the vineyards, let us see if the vineyard flourish, if the flowers be ready to bring forth fruits, if the pomegranates flourish: there will I give thee my breasts. <a href="/cpdv/songs/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Let us go up in the morning to the vineyards; let us see if the vineyard has flourished, if the flowers are ready to bear fruit, if the pomegranates have flourished. There I will give my breasts to you. <a href="/nabre/songs/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Let us go early to the vineyards, and see if the vines are in bloom, If the buds have opened, if the pomegranates have blossomed; There will I give you my love. <a href="/nrsvce/songs/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> let us go out early to the vineyards, and see whether the vines have budded, whether the grape blossoms have opened and the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/songs/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Let us get up early to the vineyard; let us see if the vine has budded, whether the tender shoots appear, and the pomegranates are in bloom; there will I give you my breasts. <a href="/hpbt/songs/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And we shall go early into the vineyard; we will see if the vine has borne fruit and the buds have come out and the pomegranates have budded; there I shall give you my breasts<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/songs/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine hath budded, Whether the vine-blossom be opened, And the pomegranates be in flower; There will I give thee my love. <a href="/sep/songs/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Let us go early into the vineyards; let us see if the vine has flowered, if the blossoms have appeared, if the pomegranates have blossomed; there will I give thee my breasts. <a href="/parallel/songs/7-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=1036" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/songs/7.htm">Admiration by the Bridegroom</a> …11Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside; let us spend the night among the wildflowers. 12<a href="/hebrew/7925.htm" title="7925: naš·kî·māh (V-Hifil-Imperf.Cohort-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; but used only as denominative from shkem; literally, to load up, i.e. To start early in the morning.">Let us go early</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: lak·kə·rā·mîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">to the vineyards</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: nir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf.h-1cp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">to see</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/1612.htm" title="1612: hag·ge·p̄en (Art:: N-cs) -- A vine. From an unused root meaning to bend; a vine, especially the grape.">the vine</a> <a href="/hebrew/6524.htm" title="6524: pā·rə·ḥāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. Bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly; figuratively, to flourish.">has budded,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5563.htm" title="5563: has·sə·mā·ḏar (Art:: N-ms) -- Blossom (of the grape). Of uncertain derivation; a vine blossom; used also adverbially, abloom.">if the blossom</a> <a href="/hebrew/5132.htm" title="5132: hê·nê·ṣū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To flash, to blossom, to fly away. A primitive root; properly, to flash; hence, to blossom; also, to fly away."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: pit·taḥ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">has opened,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7416.htm" title="7416: hā·rim·mō·w·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A pomegranate. Or rimmon; from ramam; a pomegranate, the tree or the fruit.">if the pomegranates are in bloom—</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1730.htm" title="1730: dō·ḏay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Or dod; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. to love; by implication, a love- token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle.">my love.</a> 13The mandrakes send forth a fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, new as well as old, that I have treasured up for you, my beloved.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-2</a> I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! <a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a> “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. ... <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a> Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ... <a href="/isaiah/27-2.htm">Isaiah 27:2-3</a> In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard. / I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it; <a href="/john/15-8.htm">John 15:8-11</a> This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples. / As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. / If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. ... <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a> I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / 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. <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-11</a> You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ... <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-9</a> Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ... <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a> They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish. <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a> And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias. <a href="/john/15-16.htm">John 15:16</a> You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. <a href="/isaiah/61-11.htm">Isaiah 61:11</a> For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations. <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13-14</a> “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow. / I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a> Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ... <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-14</a> 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,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 you my loves.get<a href="/proverbs/8-17.htm">Proverbs 8:17</a> I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.<a href="/ecclesiastes/9-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:10</a> Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.let us see<a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Song of Solomon 6:11</a> 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.<a href="/proverbs/24-30.htm">Proverbs 24:30,31</a> I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; … <a href="/acts/15-36.htm">Acts 15:36</a> And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.appear<a href="/songs/7-6.htm">Song of Solomon 7:6</a> How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!<a href="/songs/4-16.htm">Song of Solomon 4:16</a> 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.<a href="/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5,22</a> I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/6-5.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-25.htm">Appeareth</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Bloomed</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Blossoms</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Budded</a> <a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Early</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-11.htm">Flourisheth</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/songs/7-11.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/songs/7-7.htm">Grape</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-18.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Open</a> <a href="/songs/5-6.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/songs/5-4.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/songs/7-11.htm">Villages</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/songs/1-14.htm">Vine-Gardens</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/songs/7-3.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/1-12.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Appeareth</a> <a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">Bloomed</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Blossoms</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-10.htm">Budded</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Early</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Flourisheth</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/songs/7-13.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/songs/8-11.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm">Grape</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/songs/8-2.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/songs/8-2.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Villages</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-2.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Vine-Gardens</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/songs/8-8.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 7</div>1. <a href="/songs/7-1.htm">a further description of the church's graces.</a> 10. <a href="/songs/7-10.htm">The church professes her faith and desire</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/songs/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Let us go early to the vineyards This phrase suggests a sense of urgency and anticipation. Vineyards in biblical times were significant for their economic and symbolic value, often representing abundance and blessing. The invitation to go early indicates a desire to witness the first signs of growth and renewal. In a spiritual sense, vineyards can symbolize the church or the believer's life, where fruitfulness is expected. The early morning visit may also imply seeking God first, as seen in <a href="/psalms/63.htm">Psalm 63:1</a>, where David seeks God early.to see if the vine has budded The budding of the vine is a sign of new life and potential for future harvest. In the Bible, vines often symbolize Israel (<a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7</a>) or the believer's relationship with God (<a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a>). The budding process can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual growth and readiness to bear fruit. This imagery aligns with the anticipation of spiritual renewal and the fulfillment of God's promises.if the blossom has opened The opening of the blossom represents the next stage of growth, indicating readiness and maturity. In a cultural context, blossoms were a sign of beauty and fertility. Spiritually, this can be seen as the believer's life displaying the beauty of holiness and the fruits of the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>). The opening of the blossom can also symbolize the revelation of God's purposes and the unfolding of His plans.if the pomegranates are in bloom Pomegranates were a symbol of fertility, love, and abundance in ancient Israel. They were often used in temple decorations (<a href="/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33-34</a>) and represented the richness of the Promised Land. The blooming of pomegranates signifies a time of blessing and fulfillment. In a prophetic sense, it can point to the coming of the Messianic age, where abundance and peace will prevail.there I will give you my love This phrase speaks of intimacy and commitment. The setting of the vineyard, with its associations of growth and fruitfulness, provides a fitting backdrop for the expression of love. In the context of marriage, it reflects the deepening of the marital relationship. Spiritually, it can be seen as the believer's devotion to Christ, echoing the love relationship between Christ and the Church (<a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>). The giving of love in this context is both a personal and communal act, reflecting the covenant relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a> The speaker in this verse, often interpreted as the Shulammite woman, expressing her desire to spend intimate time with her lover. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lover.htm">The Lover</a> The recipient of the invitation, traditionally understood as Solomon or a representation of a loving husband. 3. <a href="/topical/v/vineyards.htm">Vineyards</a> Symbolic places of growth and fertility, often used in Scripture to represent abundance and blessing. 4. <a href="/topical/v/vines_and_blossoms.htm">Vines and Blossoms</a> Representations of new life, growth, and the potential for fruitfulness. 5. <a href="/topical/p/pomegranates.htm">Pomegranates</a> A fruit symbolizing love, fertility, and abundance in biblical literature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_marital_love.htm">The Beauty of Marital Love</a> The verse celebrates the joy and intimacy of marital love, encouraging couples to nurture their relationship and express love openly. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_fruitfulness.htm">Spiritual Fruitfulness</a> Just as the vineyards are checked for growth, believers are called to examine their spiritual lives for evidence of growth and fruitfulness in Christ. <a href="/topical/i/intentional_time_together.htm">Intentional Time Together</a> The invitation to go early to the vineyards emphasizes the importance of setting aside intentional time for relationships, both marital and spiritual. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_nature.htm">Symbolism of Nature</a> The use of natural imagery reminds us of God's creation and the spiritual lessons we can learn from observing the natural world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 7</a> <a href="/q/why_include_a_love_poem_in_scripture.htm">Song of Solomon 7 (entire) - Why is a passionate love poem with no explicit reference to God included in scripture, and does it clash with broader biblical themes of divine focus?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_song_4_7's_perfection_fit_reality.htm">How can the description of the bride's flawless perfection in Song of Solomon 4:7 align with human reality, given our understanding of human imperfection?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_nut_orchards.htm">(Song of Solomon 6:11) Is there archaeological evidence supporting this depiction of nut orchards and blossoming valleys, or might it be purely metaphorical?</a> <a href="/q/is_hair_as_royal_purple_in_israel_supported.htm">Song of Solomon 7:5 - Is likening hair to royal purple historically or archaeologically supported in ancient Israel, and does it conflict with other scriptural cultural references?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) Tender grape appear.--Literally, vine blossome open. (See Note on <a href="/songs/2-13.htm" title="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.">Song of Solomon 2:13</a>.)My loves--i.e., caresses. LXX., as before, read "breasts." <a href="/commentaries/songs/7-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Let us go early נַשְׁכִּ֙ימָה֙ (naš·kî·māh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7925.htm">Strong's 7925: </a> To load up, to start early in the morning to the vineyards לַכְּרָמִ֔ים (lak·kə·rā·mîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> A garden, vineyard to see נִרְאֶ֞ה (nir·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see if אִם (’im) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the vine הַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ (hag·ge·p̄en) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1612.htm">Strong's 1612: </a> A vine, the grape has budded, פָּֽרְחָ֤ה (pā·rə·ḥāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6524.htm">Strong's 6524: </a> To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish if the blossom הַסְּמָדַ֔ר (has·sə·mā·ḏar) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5563.htm">Strong's 5563: </a> A vine blossom, abloom has opened, פִּתַּ֣ח (pit·taḥ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve if the pomegranates are in bloom— הָרִמּוֹנִ֑ים (hā·rim·mō·w·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7416.htm">Strong's 7416: </a> A pomegranate, the tree, the fruit there שָׁ֛ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither I will give אֶתֵּ֥ן (’et·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set you my love. דֹּדַ֖י (dō·ḏay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1730.htm">Strong's 1730: </a> To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 7:12 Let's go early up to the vineyards (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/7-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 7:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 7:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/7-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 7:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 7:13" /></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>