Song of Solomon 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.”

Song of Solomon 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Song of Solomon 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Song of Solomon 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“My sister, my bride, is a locked up garden; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.”

Song of Solomon 4:12 — World English Bible

Song of Solomon 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed. ”

Song of Solomon 4:12 — American Standard Version

Song of Solomon 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A garden shut up <FI>is<Fi> my sister-spouse, A spring shut up--a fountain sealed.”

Song of Solomon 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Song of Solomon 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A garden enclosed is my sister, [my] spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed. ”

Song of Solomon 4:12 — Darby Translation

Song of Solomon 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“My sister my spouse is as a garden inclosed, as a spring shut vp, and a fountaine sealed vp.”

Song of Solomon 4:12 — Geneva Bible

Song of Solomon 4:12 in Context — Song of Solomon 4

10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

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What Does Song of Solomon 4:12 Mean?

Song of Solomon 4:12 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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