World English Bible
Song of Solomon 4:12
“A locked up garden is my sister, my bride; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.”
Verse in context — Song of Solomon 4
10
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine! The fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!
11
Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
12
A locked up garden is my sister, my bride; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.
13
Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits: henna with spikenard plants,
14
spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree; myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices,
About Song of Solomon
A poetic celebration of love and intimacy, often seen as a picture of God’s love.
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