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Song of Solomon 4:12–16

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12You are a gardent locked up, my sister, my bride;u

you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.v

13Your plants are an orchard of pomegranatesw

with choice fruits,

with hennax and nard,

14nard and saffron,

calamus and cinnamon,y

with every kind of incense tree,

with myrrhz and aloesa

and all the finest spices.b

15You areb a gardenc fountain,d

a well of flowing water

streaming down from Lebanon.

She

16Awake, north wind,

and come, south wind!

Blow on my garden,e

that its fragrancef may spread everywhere.

Let my belovedg come into his garden

and taste its choice fruits.h

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Footnotes

  1. bOr I am (spoken by She)

Cross references

  1. tver 16; SS 5:1; 6:2; Isa 5:7
  2. uSee ver 8
  3. vPr 5:15–18
  4. wSS 7:12
  5. xSS 1:14
  6. ySee Ex 30:23
  7. zSee SS 3:6
  8. aSee Nu 24:6
  9. bSS 1:12
  10. cIsa 27:2; 58:11; Jer 31:12
  11. dPr 5:18
  12. eSee ver 12
  13. fSee ver 10
  14. gSS 7:13
  15. hSS 2:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A garden locked is my sister, my bride,

a spring locked, a fountain sealed.

Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates

with all choicest fruits,

henna with nard,

nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,

with all trees of frankincense,

myrrh and aloes,

with all choice spices—

a garden fountain, a well of living water,

and flowing streams from Lebanon.

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

My sister, my bride, you are a locked garden—

a locked garden and a sealed spring.

Your branches are a paradise of pomegranates

with choicest fruits;

henna with nard,

nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,

with all the trees of frankincense,

myrrh and aloes,

with all the best spices.

You are a garden spring,

a well of flowing water

streaming from Lebanon.

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

You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride,

a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.

Your thighs shelter a paradise of pomegranates

with rare spices—

henna with nard,

nard and saffron,

fragrant calamus and cinnamon,

with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes,

and every other lovely spice.

You are a garden fountain,

a well of fresh water

streaming down from Lebanon’s mountains.

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

A garden locked is my sister bride,

a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.

Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruit,

henna with nard;

nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon spice with all trees of frankincense,

myrrh and aloes with all chief spices.

A garden fountain, a well of living water,

flowing (streams) from Lebanon.

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

A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse;

A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits;

Camphire, with spikenard,

Spikenard and saffron;

Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense;

Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters,

And streams from Lebanon.

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.