Song of Solomon 4:16

Awake, O north wind; and come, O south; and blow through my garden, and let my spices flow out.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

In Context

15a fountain of a garden, and a well of water springing and gurgling from Libanus.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:6arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round toward the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits.

Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple among the trees of the wood, so is my kinsman among the sons. I desired his shadow, and sat down, and his fruit was sweet in my throat.

Song of Solomon 5:1Let my kinsman come down into his garden, and eat the fruit of his choice berries. I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; I have eaten my bread with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; yes, brethren, drink abundantly.

Song of Solomon 7:12Let us go early into the vineyards; let us see if the vine has flowered, if the blossoms have appeared, if the pomegranates have blossomed; there will I give you my breasts.

Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, O Jerusalem, and put on the strength of your arm; awake as + 51:9 Gr. the beginning of day. in the early time, as the ancient generation.

Ezekiel 37:9And he said to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus says the Lord; Come from the four winds, and breathe upon these dead men, and let them live.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 4:16

The Love of the Church to Christ. 15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. 16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. These seem to be the words of the spouse, the church, in answer to the commendations which Christ, the bridegroom, had given of her as a pleasant fruitful garden. Is she a garden? I. She owns her dependence upon Christ himself to make… Read the whole commentary →

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