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Song of Songs 4:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Song of Songs 4:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Lover’s Garden
12 M(A) A garden enclosed, my sister, my bride,
a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed![a]
13 Your branches are a grove of pomegranates,
with fruits of choicest yield:
Henna with spikenard,
14 spikenard and saffron,
Sweet cane and cinnamon,
with all kinds of frankincense;
Myrrh and aloes,
with all the finest spices;[b]
Footnotes
- 4:12 Garden enclosed…fountain sealed: reserved for the lover alone. Cf. Prv 5:15–19 for similar images used to describe fruitful, committed relationship.
- 4:14 These plants are all known for their sweet fragrance.
Song of Songs 4:12-14
New International Version
Song of Songs 4:12-14
New International Version
12 You are a garden(A) locked up, my sister, my bride;(B)
you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.(C)
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates(D)
with choice fruits,
with henna(E) and nard,
14 nard and saffron,
calamus and cinnamon,(F)
with every kind of incense tree,
with myrrh(G) and aloes(H)
and all the finest spices.(I)
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