Bible Strands
Song of Solomon 7:12
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker, the woman in the Song, invites her beloved to the vineyards at dawn to inspect the agricultural signs of spring. This invitation follows a call to spend the night in the countryside and precedes a description of fragrant mandrakes and stored delicacies.
The words — נַשְׁכִּימָה (nashkiimah) means "let us rise early," and פִּתַּח (pittach) translates to "it has opened," both describing the timely inspection of the vine and blossom.
The thread — This agricultural inspection mirrors the speaker’s earlier journey to the walnut grove to check budding vines and pomegranates (Song of Solomon 6:11) and parallels the New Testament command to examine whether Christ dwells within (2 Corinthians 13:5).
Why it lands — The passage requires a reader to practice active, timely observation of spiritual or relational conditions rather than relying on assumption or delayed action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Song of Solomon 6:11 I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.
- Song of Solomon 7:6 How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!
- 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?
- Ephesians 6:24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.
- Psalms 122:5 For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
- Song of Solomon 2:13 The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
- Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
- Hebrews 2:13 And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
- Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.