ESV Reformation Study Bible – Song 4:12
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Song 4:12

4:12 A garden locked . . . a spring locked. These are images of virginity.

spring . . . fountain. Her beloved longs for her as a thirsty traveller longs for refreshing water (Prov. 5:15–20).