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14 nard and saffron,
    calamus and cinnamon,
with all the trees of frankincense,
    along with myrrh and aloes, and all the finest spices.[a]
15 You are a garden spring,
    a well of fresh water,
        streams flowing from Lebanon.

The Loved One

16 Awake, north wind, and come, south wind.
    Make my garden breathe out,
        let its fragrance[b] flow.
Let my beloved come into his garden,
    and let him eat its choicest fruits.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 4:14 All the spices listed in verses 13 and 14 were used for perfume.
  2. Song of Solomon 4:16 Or its spices