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14 nard and saffron,
calamus,[a] cinnamon, and all kinds of incense,[b]
myrrh, aloes, and all the best spices.
15 ⌞You are⌟ a spring for gardens,
a well of living water flowing from Lebanon.

[ BRIDE ]

16 Awake, north wind!
Come, south wind!
Blow on my garden!
Let its spices flow from it.
Let my beloved come to his garden,
and let him eat his own precious fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:14 Calamus   is a sweet-smelling spice.
  2. 4:14 Or “incense-producing trees.”

14     nard and saffron,
    calamus and cinnamon,(A)
    with every kind of incense tree,
    with myrrh(B) and aloes(C)
    and all the finest spices.(D)
15 You are[a] a garden(E) fountain,(F)
    a well of flowing water
    streaming down from Lebanon.

She

16 Awake, north wind,
    and come, south wind!
Blow on my garden,(G)
    that its fragrance(H) may spread everywhere.
Let my beloved(I) come into his garden
    and taste its choice fruits.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 4:15 Or I am (spoken by She)