Song Of Songs 4

Finally, in verses 12–15, Solomon describes his bride as a garden locked up, a sealed fountain (verse 12). These expressions refer to her virginity, and to the exclusiveness of their love:she will open her garden only to him; only he may drink from her fountain. All the exotic fruit and spices of her garden—all her charms and attributes—are available to Solomon, and to him alone.

16 After listening to her lover’s words of love, the bride yields herself to him. She invites him to come into his garden; it now belongs to him. She figuratively asks the north and south winds to blow on the garden, so that its fragrance will be all the more enticing.