Translation
The fig tree
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the blossoming vines
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“Arise, come, my Love;
my handsome one, come with me.”
Paraphrase
We are beginning to see the benefits of peace and divine favor;
confidence in a beauty-filled and prosperous future is catching on.”
I responded, “Arise, come, my Love,
My handsome one, come with me.”
Footnotes
1
The fruitfulness of the fig tree was seen as a sign of peace and divine favor. Its failure to produce was a national calamity.
2
Anything in its blossoming stage, before it begins to show wear or lose its pristine beauty, refers to beauty or a blessing that is imminent. Imminence is the focus. Reference to the vine brings in the concept of a prosperous future.