Song of Solomon 4:13
Thy sprouts are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits, copher and spikenard;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
In Context
12A locked-up garden is my sister, [my] bride; a locked-up spring, a sealed fountain.
Cross References
Psalms 92:14(92:15) They shall still flourish in high old age; they shall be vigorous and covered with foliage;
Song of Solomon 1:12While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth its [pleasant] smell.
Song of Solomon 4:14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all the trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief of spices;
Song of Solomon 6:11Into the nut-garden was I gone down, to look about among the plants of the valley, to see whether the vine had blossomed, whether the pomegranates had budded.
Song of Solomon 8:2I would lead thee, I would bring thee into my mother's house, thou shouldst teach me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, of the sweet juice of my pomegranate.
Isaiah 61:11For, as the earth bringeth forth her growth, and as a garden causeth what is sown therein to spring forth: thus will the Lord Eternal cause righteousness and praise to spring forth in the presence of all the 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 →