New American Standard Bible 2020
Song of Songs 4:7-16
7“1You are altogetherH3605 beautifulH3303, my darlingH7474, And thereH369 isH369 noH369 blemishH4140 on you.8Come with me from 2LebanonH3844, my 3brideH3618, You shall comeH935 with me from LebanonH3844. You shall 4comeH7788 downH7788 from the summitH7218 of 5AmanaH549, From the summitH7218 of 6SenirH8149 and HermonH2768, From the densH4585 of lionsH738, From the mountainsH2022 of leopardsH5246.9You have 7enchantedH3823 my heartH3823, 8my sisterH269, my brideH3618; You have 9enchantedH3823 my heartH3823 with a singleH259 glance of your eyesH5869, With a singleH259 strandH6060 of your 10necklaceH6701.1011HowH4100 beautifulH3302 isH3302 your loveH1730, my sisterH269, my brideH3618! HowH4100 much 1213sweeterH2896 is your loveH1730 thanH4480 wineH3196, And the 14fragranceH7381 of your oilsH8081 ThanH4480 that of allH3605 kinds of balsamH1314 oilsH1314!11Your lipsH8193 15dripH5197 16honeyH5317, my brideH3618; HoneyH1706 and milkH2461 are underH8478 your tongueH3956, And the fragranceH7381 of your garmentsH8008 is like the 17fragranceH7381 of LebanonH3844.12A lockedH5274 gardenH1588 is my sisterH269, my brideH3618, A lockedH5274 springH1530, a 18sealedH2856 19fountainH4599.13Your branchesH7973 are an 2021orchardH6508 of 22pomegranatesH7416 With 23deliciousH4022 fruitsH6529, 24hennaH3724 with nardH5373 plantsH5373,1425NardH5373 and saffronH3750, spiceH7070 reedH7070 and 26cinnamonH7076, With allH3605 the treesH6086 of 27frankincenseH3828, 28MyrrhH4753, and aloesH174, alongH5973 withH5973 allH3605 the finestH7218 balsamH1314 oilsH1314.15You are a gardenH1588 springH4599, A wellH875 of 2930freshH2416 waterH4325, And flowingH5140 streams from LebanonH3844.”
16“AwakeH5782, northH6828 wind, And comeH935, wind of the southH8486; 31Make my 32gardenH1588 breatheH6315 outH6315 fragrance, May its balsamH1314 oilsH1314 flowH5140. May 33my belovedH1730 comeH935 into his gardenH1588 And eatH398 its 34deliciousH4022 fruitsH6529!”
Notes
- 1. Song of Songs 4:7 Song 1:15; Eph 5:27 ↩
- 2. Song of Songs 4:8 1 Kin 4:33; Ps 72:16 ↩
- 3. Song of Songs 4:8 Song 5:1; Is 62:5 ↩
- 4. Song of Songs 4:8 Or look ↩
- 5. Song of Songs 4:8 2 Kin 5:12 ↩
- 6. Song of Songs 4:8 Deut 3:9; 1 Chr 5:23; Ezek 27:5 ↩
- 7. Song of Songs 4:9 Or stolen ↩
- 8. Song of Songs 4:9 Song 4:10, 12; 5:1, 2 ↩
- 9. Song of Songs 4:9 Or stolen ↩
- 10. Song of Songs 4:9 Gen 41:42; Prov 1:9; Ezek 16:11; Dan 5:7 ↩
- 11. Song of Songs 4:10 Song 7:6 ↩
- 12. Song of Songs 4:10 Lit better ↩
- 13. Song of Songs 4:10 Song 1:2, 4 ↩
- 14. Song of Songs 4:10 Song 1:3 ↩
- 15. Song of Songs 4:11 Prov 5:3 ↩
- 16. Song of Songs 4:11 Ps 19:10; Prov 24:13 ↩
- 17. Song of Songs 4:11 Gen 27:27; Hos 14:6 ↩
- 18. Song of Songs 4:12 Gen 29:3 ↩
- 19. Song of Songs 4:12 Prov 5:15-18 ↩
- 20. Song of Songs 4:13 Or park; or garden ↩
- 21. Song of Songs 4:13 Eccl 2:5 ↩
- 22. Song of Songs 4:13 Song 6:11; 7:12 ↩
- 23. Song of Songs 4:13 Song 2:3; 4:16; 7:13 ↩
- 24. Song of Songs 4:13 Song 1:14 ↩
- 25. Song of Songs 4:14 Song 1:12 ↩
- 26. Song of Songs 4:14 Ex 30:23 ↩
- 27. Song of Songs 4:14 Song 4:6 ↩
- 28. Song of Songs 4:14 Ps 45:8; Song 3:6; John 19:39 ↩
- 29. Song of Songs 4:15 Lit living; i.e., running ↩
- 30. Song of Songs 4:15 Zech 14:8; John 4:10 ↩
- 31. Song of Songs 4:16 Or Drift through my ↩
- 32. Song of Songs 4:16 Song 5:1; 6:2 ↩
- 33. Song of Songs 4:16 Song 1:13; 2:3, 8; 6:2 ↩
- 34. Song of Songs 4:16 Song 4:13 ↩
Commentaries on Song of Songs 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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