Song of Solomon 4:12-5:1
New King James Version
12 A garden [a]enclosed
Is my sister, my spouse,
A spring shut up,
A fountain sealed.
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates
With pleasant fruits,
Fragrant henna with spikenard,
14 Spikenard and saffron,
Calamus and cinnamon,
With all trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes,
With all the chief spices—
15 A fountain of gardens,
A well of (A)living waters,
And streams from Lebanon.
The Shulamite
16 Awake, O north wind,
And come, O south!
Blow upon my garden,
That its spices may flow out.
(B)Let my beloved come to his garden
And eat its pleasant (C)fruits.
The Bride Praises the Bridegroom
The Beloved
5 I (D)have come to my garden, my (E)sister, my spouse;
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;
(F)I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my milk.
(To His Friends)
Eat, O (G)friends!
Drink, yes, drink deeply,
O beloved ones!
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 4:12 locked or barred
Song of Solomon 4:12-5:1
Lexham English Bible
The Locked Garden of Delights Is Unlocked
12 A garden locked is my sister bride,
a spring enclosed,[a] a fountain sealed.
13 Your shoots[b] are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruit,[c]
henna with nard;
14 nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon spice with all trees of frankincense,
myrrh and aloes with all chief spices.
15 A garden fountain, a well of living water,
flowing (streams) from Lebanon.
16 Awake, O north wind! Come, O south wind!
Blow upon my garden! Let its fragrances[d] waft forth![e]
Let my beloved come to his garden,
let him eat his choice fruit!
5 I have come to my garden, my sister bride,
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice,
I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey,
I have drunk my wine with my milk!
Eat, O friends! Drink and become drunk with love![f]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 4:12 Or “a source locked”
- Song of Solomon 4:13 Or “your channel”
- Song of Solomon 4:13 Literally “fruit of choice things”
- Song of Solomon 4:16 Or “perfumes”
- Song of Solomon 4:16 Or “His perfumes can waft down”
- Song of Solomon 5:1 Or “Drink and become drunk, O lovers!”
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