Song of Solomon 4:9-16 ▼

9 You have emboldened me, my sister-spouse, || Emboldened me with one of your eyes, || With one chain of your neck.

10 How beautiful have been your loves, my sister-spouse, || How much better have been your loves than wine, || And the fragrance of your perfumes than all spices.

11 Your lips drop honey, O spouse, || Honey and milk [are] under your tongue, || And the fragrance of your garments || [Is] as the fragrance of Lebanon.

12 A garden shut up [is] my sister-spouse, || A spring shut up—a fountain sealed.

13 Your shoots a paradise of pomegranates, || With precious fruits,

14 Cypresses with nard—nard and saffron, || Cane and cinnamon, || With all trees of frankincense, || Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices.

15 A fount of gardens, a well of living waters, || And flowings from Lebanon!

16 Awake, O north wind, and come, O south, || Cause my garden to breathe forth, its spices let flow, || Let my beloved come to his garden, || And eat its pleasant fruits!