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 Que de charmes dans ton amour, ma sœur, ma fiancée! Comme ton amour vaut mieux que le vin, Et combien tes parfums sont plus suaves que tous les aromates!

11 Tes lèvres distillent le miel, ma fiancée; Il y a sous ta langue du miel et du lait, Et l’odeur de tes vêtements est comme l’odeur du Liban.

12 Tu es un jardin fermé, ma sœur, ma fiancée, Une source fermée, une fontaine scellée.

13 Tes jets forment un jardin, où sont des grenadiers, Avec les fruits les plus excellents, Les troënes avec le nard;

14 Le nard et le safran, le roseau aromatique et le cinnamome, Avec tous les arbres qui donnent l’encens; La myrrhe et l’aloès, Avec tous les principaux aromates;

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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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