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Song of Solomon 4:16

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16“1Awake, O north wind,

And come, wind of the south;

Make my agarden breathe out fragrance,

Let its 2spices 3be wafted abroad.

May bmy beloved come into his garden

And eat its cchoice fruits!”

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Footnotes

  1. 1BRIDE
  2. 2Or balsam odors
  3. 3Lit flow forth

Cross references

  1. aSong 5:1; 6:2
  2. bSong 1:13; 2:3, 8; 6:2
  3. cSong 4:13

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Awake, O north wind,

and come, O south wind!

Blow upon my garden,

let its spices flow.

Let my beloved come to his garden,

and eat its choicest fruits.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Awake, north wind,

and come, south wind!

Blow on my garden,

that its fragrance may spread everywhere.

Let my beloved come into his garden

and taste its choice fruits.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Awaken, north wind;

come, south wind.

Blow on my garden,

and spread the fragrance of its spices.

Let my love come to his garden

and eat its choicest fruits.

NLTNew Living Translation

Awake, north wind!

Rise up, south wind!

Blow on my garden

and spread its fragrance all around.

Come into your garden, my love;

taste its finest fruits.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Awake, O north wind! Come, O south wind!

Blow upon my garden! Let its fragrances waft forth!

Let my beloved come to his garden,

let him eat his choice fruit!

KJV 1900King James Version

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.