Song of Solomon 4:12

My sister, my spouse is a garden enclosed; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

In Context

11Thy lips drop honeycomb, my spouse: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is as the smell of Libanus.

13Thy shoots are a garden of pomegranates, with the fruit of choice berries; camphor, with spikenard:

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Cross References

Genesis 29:3And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.

Song of Solomon 6:2My kinsman is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spice, to feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Isaiah 58:11and thy God shall be with thee continually, and thou shalt be satisfied according as thy soul desires; and thy bones shall be made fat, and shall be as a well-watered garden, and as a fountain from which the water has not failed.

Jeremiah 31:12Therefore, behold, his days come, saith the Lord, when I shall send upon him bad leaders, and they shall lead him astray, and they shall utterly break in pieces his possessions, and shall cut his horns asunder.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 4:9-15

The Love of Christ to the Church. 8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. 9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. 10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! 11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as… Read the whole commentary →

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