Song of Solomon 4:13
Thy shoots are a garden of pomegranates, with the fruit of choice berries; camphor, with spikenard:
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
In Context
12My sister, my spouse is a garden enclosed; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 1:12So long as the king was at table, my spikenard gave forth its smell.
Song of Solomon 4:14spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon; with all woods of Libanus, myrrh, aloes, with all chief spices:
Song of Solomon 6:11I went down to the garden of nuts, to look at the fruits of the valley, to see if the vine flowered, if the pomegranates blossomed.
Song of Solomon 8:2I would take thee, I would bring thee into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me; I would make thee to drink of spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranates.
Isaiah 61:11And as the earth putting forth her flowers, and as a garden its seed; so shall the Lord, even the Lord, cause righteousness to spring forth, and exultation before all nations.
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 →