Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread everywhere. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choice fruits. New Living Translation Awake, north wind! Rise up, south wind! Blow on my garden and spread its fragrance all around. Come into your garden, my love; taste its finest fruits. English Standard Version Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden, let its spices flow. Let my beloved come to his garden, and eat its choicest fruits. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Awake, O north wind, And come, O south! Blow upon my garden, That its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come to his garden And eat its pleasant fruits. New American Standard Bible “Awake, north wind, And come, wind of the south; Make my garden breathe out fragrance, May its balsam oils flow. May my beloved come into his garden And eat its delicious fruits!” NASB 1995 “Awake, O north wind, And come, wind of the south; Make my garden breathe out fragrance, Let its spices be wafted abroad. May my beloved come into his garden And eat its choice fruits!” NASB 1977 “Awake, O north wind, And come, wind of the south; Make my garden breathe out fragrance, Let its spices be wafted abroad. May my beloved come into his garden And eat its choice fruits!” Legacy Standard Bible “Awake, O north wind, And come, wind of the south; Make my garden breathe out fragrance, Let its spices flow forth. May my beloved come into his garden And eat its choice fruits!” Amplified Bible “Awake, O north wind, And come, south wind [blow softly upon my garden]; Make my garden breathe out fragrance, [for the one in whom my soul delights], Let its spices flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden And eat its choicest fruits.” Christian Standard Bible Awaken, north wind; come, south wind. Blow on my garden, and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my love come to his garden and eat its choicest fruits. Holman Christian Standard Bible Awaken, north wind— come, south wind. Blow on my garden, and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my love come to his garden and eat its choicest fruits. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Awaken, oh North, and come south wind! Blow in my garden! My sweet fragrances shall flow, and my beloved shall come to his garden, and he will eat from the fruit of his produce Brenton Septuagint Translation Awake, O north wind; and come, O south; and blow through my garden, and let my spices flow out. Contemporary English Version Let the north wind blow, the south wind too! Let them spread the aroma of my garden, so the one I love may enter and taste its delicious fruits. Douay-Rheims Bible Arise, O north wind, and come, O south wind, blow through my garden, and let the aromatical spices thereof flow. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation Wake up, North Wind. South Wind, blow on my garden; fill the air with fragrance. Let my lover come to his garden and eat the best of its fruits. International Standard Version Awake, north wind, and come, south wind. Make my garden breathe out, let its fragrance flow. Let my beloved come into his garden, and let him eat its choicest fruits. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version 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! Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible Awake, north wind! Come, south wind! Blow upon my garden that its perfumes may spread abroad. Let my lover come to his garden and eat its fruits of choicest yield. NET Bible Awake, O north wind; come, O south wind! Blow on my garden so that its fragrant spices may send out their sweet smell. May my beloved come into his garden and eat its delightful fruit! New Revised Standard Version Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden that its fragrance may be wafted abroad. Let my beloved come to his garden, and eat its choicest fruits. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation 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! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Admires His Bride…15You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon. 16Awake, 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. Cross References Ecclesiastes 2:5 I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees. Song of Solomon 1:13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts. Song of Solomon 2:3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. Song of Solomon 2:8 Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. Song of Solomon 4:13 Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard, Song 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. 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. Treasury of Scripture Awake, O north wind; and come, you south; blow on my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. awake Song of Solomon 1:4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. Ecclesiastes 1:6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. Isaiah 51:9-11 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? … the spices Song of Solomon 4:13,14 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, … Song of Solomon 7:12,13 Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves… 2 Corinthians 9:10-15 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) … let Song of Solomon 5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. Song of Solomon 8:12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred. Matthew 26:10,12 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me… Jump to Previous Abroad Awake Beloved Blow Blowing Breathe Choice Eat Flow Fragrance Fruits Garden Good Lover North Pleasant Precious South Spices Spread Taste Thereof WindJump to Next Abroad Awake Beloved Blow Blowing Breathe Choice Eat Flow Fragrance Fruits Garden Good Lover North Pleasant Precious South Spices Spread Taste Thereof WindSong of Solomon 4 1. Christ sets forth the graces of the church8. He shows forth his love to her 16. The church prays to be made fit for his presence (16) Blow upon my garden.--After the description of his beloved's charms under these figures, the poet, under a companion figure, invokes the "airs of love" to blow upon the garden, that its perfumes may "flow out" for him--that the object of his affections may no longer keep herself reserved and denied to him. Tennyson's melodious lines are recalled which describe how, when a breeze of morning moves, "The woodbine spices are wafted abroad, And the musk of the roses blown." Let my beloved . . .--This should form a separate verse, being the reply made to the appeal in the first part of the verse. The maiden yields to her lover's suit. Verse 16. - 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. This is the answer of the bride to the lavish praises of her husband. I am all his. She is yet unworthy of the king and of his love until the seasonal changes have developed and unfolded and spread forth her excellences. The north represents cold; the south, heat. Let the various influences from different quarters flow gently over the garden and call forth the fragrance and the fruits (cf. Esther 2:12). There is rich suggestion in such words. Whether we think of the individual soul or of the Church of Christ, the true desire of those who delight in the love of the Saviour is that all the gifts and graces which can be bestowed may make them worthy of him who condescends to call his people his delight. Surely it is no mere romantic idyll that is before us. Such significance cannot be a mere coincidence when it is so transparent and so apt.
Hebrew Awaken,ע֤וּרִי (‘ū·rî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 5782: To rouse oneself, awake O north wind, צָפוֹן֙ (ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter and come, וּב֣וֹאִי (ū·ḇō·w·’î) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go O south wind. תֵימָ֔ן (ṯê·mān) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8486: South, south wind Breathe on הָפִ֥יחִי (hā·p̄î·ḥî) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 6315: To puff, blow with the breath, air, to fan, to utter, to kindle, to scoff my garden, גַנִּ֖י (ḡan·nî) Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1588: An enclosure, garden and spread the fragrance יִזְּל֣וּ (yiz·zə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5140: To flow, trickle, drop, distill of its spices. בְשָׂמָ֑יו (ḇə·śā·māw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1314: Fragrance, spicery, the balsam plant Let my beloved דוֹדִי֙ (ḏō·w·ḏî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle come יָבֹ֤א (yā·ḇō) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go into his garden לְגַנּ֔וֹ (lə·ḡan·nōw) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1588: An enclosure, garden and taste וְיֹאכַ֖ל (wə·yō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat its choicest מְגָדָֽיו׃ (mə·ḡā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4022: A distinguished thing, something valuable, as a, product, fruit fruits. פְּרִ֥י (pə·rî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6529: Fruit Links Song of Solomon 4:16 NIVSong of Solomon 4:16 NLT Song of Solomon 4:16 ESV Song of Solomon 4:16 NASB Song of Solomon 4:16 KJV Song of Solomon 4:16 BibleApps.com Song of Solomon 4:16 Biblia Paralela Song of Solomon 4:16 Chinese Bible Song of Solomon 4:16 French Bible Song of Solomon 4:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake north wind (Song Songs SS So Can) |
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