Hohelied 4:12-16

12 Ein verschlossener Garten ist meine Schwester, meine Braut, ein verschlossener Born, eine versiegelte Quelle.

13 Was dir entsproßt, ist ein Lustgarten von Granaten nebst edlen Früchten, Zyperblumen nebst Narden; Narde und Safran.

14 Würzrohr und Zimt, nebst allerlei Weihrauchgehölz, Myrrhe und Aloe nebst allen vortrefflichsten Gewürzen;

15 eine Gartenquelle, ein Brunnen lebendigen Wassers, und Bäche, die vom Libanon fließen. -

16 Wache auf, Nordwind, und komm, Südwind: durchwehe meinen Garten, laß träufeln seine Wohlgerüche! Mein Geliebter komme in seinen Garten und esse die ihm köstliche Frucht. -

Hohelied 4:12-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SONG OF SOLOMON 4

In this chapter is contained a large commendation of the church's beauty by Christ; first, more particularly, by an enumeration of several parts, as her eyes, hair, teeth, lips, temples, neck, and breasts, So 4:1-5; and more generally, So 4:7; And having observed where he himself was determined to go, he invites her to go with him; which he enforces, partly from the danger she was exposed unto where she was So 4:6,8; and partly from the comeliness of her person and graces in his esteem; with which he was ravished, and therefore was extremely desirous of her company, So 4:9-11; And then enters into some new descriptions of her; as a garden and orchard, as a spring and fountain, So 4:12-14; all which she makes to be owing to him, So 4:15; And the chapter is closed with an order from Christ to the winds to blow on his garden, and cause the spices of it to flow out; and with an invitation of the church to Christ, to come into his garden, and relax there, So 4:16.