Song of Solomon 4:12-5:1
International Standard Version
12 My sister, my[a] bride, is a locked garden
a locked rock garden, a sealed up spring.
13 Your shoots are an orchard[b] of pomegranates,
with choice fruit, henna with nard,
14 nard and saffron,
calamus and cinnamon,
with all the trees of frankincense,
along with myrrh and aloes, and all the finest spices.[c]
15 You are a garden spring,
a well of fresh water,
streams flowing from Lebanon.
The Loved One
16 Awake, north wind, and come, south wind.
Make my garden breathe out,
let its fragrance[d] flow.
Let my beloved come into his garden,
and let him eat its choicest fruits.
The Lover
5 I’ve come into my garden, my sister, my[e] bride;
I’ve gathered my myrrh with my spices.
I’ve eaten my honeycomb with my honey.
I’ve drunk my wine with my milk.
Eat, friends!
Drink and become drunk with love.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 4:12 The Heb. lacks my
- Song of Solomon 4:13 Or a park
- Song of Solomon 4:14 All the spices listed in verses 13 and 14 were used for perfume.
- Song of Solomon 4:16 Or its spices
- Song of Solomon 5:1 The Heb. lacks my
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