Song of Solomon 4:16
14 with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.
15 You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon.
Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
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- BSB
- Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Awake, north wind, and come, you south! Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and taste his precious fruits.
- ASV
- 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 precious fruits.
- DARBY
- Awake, north wind, and come, [thou] south; Blow upon my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits.
- BLB
- Awake, north [wind], and come, south wind! Breathe on my garden, [that] its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come to his garden, and eat the fruit of its excellencies.
- ÅB
- Våkn opp, nordenvind, og kom, sønnenvind! Blås gjennom min have, så dens duft kan strømme ut! Gid min elskede ville komme til sin have og spise dens kostelige frukt!
- OTB
- Våkn opp, nordavind, Og kom, sønnavind; La min hage puste ut duft, La dens balsamoljer flyte. Måtte min elskede komme inn i sin hage Og spise dens herlige frukter!
- B1930
- Våkn op, nordenvind, og kom, sønnenvind! Blås gjennem min have, så dens duft kan strømme ut! Gid min elskede vilde komme til sin have og ete dens kostelige frukt!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Song of Solomon 6:2
My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:1
I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
Read in contextEzekiel 37:9
Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!”
Read in contextSong of Solomon 4:13–14
Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,
Read in context1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Read in contextActs 2:1–2
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 7:12–13
Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom— there I will give you my love.
Read in contextColossians 1:9–12
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
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