Song of Solomon 4:13
Thy shoots a paradise of pomegranates, With precious fruits,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
In Context
12A garden shut up [is] my sister-spouse, A spring shut up — a fountain sealed.
Cross References
Psalms 92:14Still they bring forth in old age, Fat and flourishing are they,
Song of Solomon 1:12While the king [is] in his circle, My spikenard hath given its fragrance.
Song of Solomon 4:14Cypresses with nard — nard and saffron, Cane and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices.
Song of Solomon 6:11Unto a garden of nuts I went down, To look on the buds of the valley, To see whither the vine had flourished, The pomegranates had blossomed —
Song of Solomon 8:2I lead thee, I bring thee in unto my mother's house, She doth teach me, I cause thee to drink of the perfumed wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate,
Isaiah 61:11For, as the earth bringeth forth her shoots, And as a garden causeth its sown things to shoot up, So the Lord Jehovah causeth righteousness and praise To shoot up before 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 →