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12 You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride,
    a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.
13 Your thighs shelter a paradise of pomegranates
    with rare spices—
henna with nard,
14     nard and saffron,
    fragrant calamus and cinnamon,
with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes,
    and every other lovely spice.
15 You are a garden fountain,
    a well of fresh water
    streaming down from Lebanon’s mountains.

Young Woman

16 Awake, north wind!
    Rise up, south wind!
Blow on my garden
    and spread its fragrance all around.
Come into your garden, my love;
    taste its finest fruits.

Young Man

I have entered my garden, my treasure,[a] my bride!
    I gather myrrh with my spices
and eat honeycomb with my honey.
    I drink wine with my milk.

Young Women of Jerusalem

Oh, lover and beloved, eat and drink!
    Yes, drink deeply of your love!

Footnotes

  1. 5:1 Hebrew my sister; also in 5:2.

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

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

  1. Song of Solomon 4:12 The Heb. lacks my
  2. Song of Solomon 4:13 Or a park
  3. Song of Solomon 4:14 All the spices listed in verses 13 and 14 were used for perfume.
  4. Song of Solomon 4:16 Or its spices
  5. Song of Solomon 5:1 The Heb. lacks my