Song of Solomon 2:13 (DRB)

Passage

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:

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 2:11 For winter is now past, the rain is over and gone.

Song of Solomon 2:12 The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land:

Song of Solomon 2:13 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:

Song of Solomon 2:14 My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall, shew me thy face, let thy voice sound in my ears: for thy voice is sweet, and thy face comely.

Song of Solomon 2:15 Catch us the little foxes that destroy the vines: for our vineyard hath flourished.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tree", "hath", "forth", "green", "figs", "vines", "flower", and "yield". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tree" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "The flowers have appeared in our land..." into verse 14's "My dove in the clefts of the...", so "tree" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In Song of Solomon context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "tree" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.