12 “A garden locked is my sister, my bride,
A [a]rock garden locked, a (A)spring (B)sealed up.
13 “Your shoots are an [b](C)orchard of (D)pomegranates
With (E)choice fruits, (F)henna with nard plants,
14 (G)Nard and saffron, calamus and (H)cinnamon,
With all the trees of (I)frankincense,
(J)Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest [c]spices.
15 You are a garden spring,
A well of [d](K)fresh water,
And streams flowing from Lebanon.”

16 [e]Awake, O north wind,
And come, wind of the south;
Make my (L)garden breathe out fragrance,
Let its [f]spices [g]be wafted abroad.
May (M)my beloved come into his garden
And eat its (N)choice fruits!”

The Torment of Separation

[h]I have (O)come into my garden, (P)my sister, my bride;
I have gathered my (Q)myrrh along with my balsam.
I have eaten my honeycomb [i]and my (R)honey;
I have (S)drunk my wine [j]and my milk.
Eat, (T)friends;
Drink and [k]imbibe deeply, O lovers.”

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 4:12 Lit stone heap
  2. Song of Solomon 4:13 Or park or paradise
  3. Song of Solomon 4:14 Or balsam odors
  4. Song of Solomon 4:15 Lit living
  5. Song of Solomon 4:16 BRIDE
  6. Song of Solomon 4:16 Or balsam odors
  7. Song of Solomon 4:16 Lit flow forth
  8. Song of Solomon 5:1 BRIDEGROOM
  9. Song of Solomon 5:1 Lit with
  10. Song of Solomon 5:1 Lit with
  11. Song of Solomon 5:1 Or become drunk

12 A garden locked is my sister, my bride,
A [a]rock garden locked, a (A)spring (B)sealed up.
13 Your shoots are [b]an (C)orchard of (D)pomegranates
With (E)choice fruits, (F)henna with nard plants,
14 (G)Nard and saffron, calamus and (H)cinnamon,
With all the trees of (I)frankincense,
(J)Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest [c]spices.
15 You are a garden spring,
A well of [d](K)fresh water,
And streams flowing from Lebanon.”

16 [e]Awake, O north wind,
And come, wind of the south;
Make my (L)garden breathe out fragrance,
Let its [f]spices flow forth.
May (M)my beloved come into his garden
And eat its (N)choice fruits!”

The Bride Searches for Her Beloved

[g]I have (O)come into my garden, (P)my sister, my bride;
I have picked my (Q)myrrh along with my balsam.
I have eaten my honeycomb with my (R)honey;
I have (S)drunk my wine with my milk.
Eat, (T)friends;
Drink and [h]imbibe deeply, O lovers.”

Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 4:12 Lit stone heap
  2. Song of Songs 4:13 Or a park, a paradise
  3. Song of Songs 4:14 Or balsam odors
  4. Song of Songs 4:15 Lit living
  5. Song of Songs 4:16 BRIDE
  6. Song of Songs 4:16 Or balsam odors
  7. Song of Songs 5:1 BRIDEGROOM
  8. Song of Songs 5:1 Or become drunk

12 A locked garden is my sister, my bride,
A locked spring, a (A)sealed (B)fountain.
13 Your branches are an [a](C)orchard of (D)pomegranates
With (E)delicious fruits, (F)henna with nard plants,
14 (G)Nard and saffron, spice reed and (H)cinnamon,
With all the trees of (I)frankincense,
(J)Myrrh, and aloes, along with all the finest balsam oils.
15 You are a garden spring,
A well of [b](K)fresh water,
And flowing streams from Lebanon.”

The Bride

16 “Awake, north wind,
And come, wind of the south;
[c]Make my (L)garden breathe out fragrance,
May its balsam oils flow.
May (M)my beloved come into his garden
And eat its (N)delicious fruits!”

The Torment of Separation

The Groom

“I have (O)come into my garden, (P)my sister, my bride;
I have gathered my (Q)myrrh along with my balsam.
I have eaten my honeycomb with my (R)honey;
I have (S)drunk my wine with my milk.
Eat, (T)friends;
Drink and [d]drink deeply, lovers.”

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 4:13 Or park; or garden
  2. Song of Solomon 4:15 Lit living; i.e., running
  3. Song of Solomon 4:16 Or Drift through my
  4. Song of Solomon 5:1 Or become drunk