...many will make metaphors out of metaphors!" (Song 4:12). But on a later verse in the same chapter, "a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon," Clarke retreats from too "plain" an explanation: "[A] fountain of gardens, may mean one so abundant...

...castle walls: "A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up; a fountain sealed. . . A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon." These "gardens enclosed" were understood as images of Paradise, places of rest and seclusion, deliberately...

..."A garden closed is my sister, my spouse, a spring shut up, a fountain sealed," he says in verse 12. "A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters and streams from Lebanon," he calls her in verse 15. Why is he suddenly talking about a garden? Well, he's not, exactly. His wife's...

...sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard. A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon" (Song of Solomon 4:12, 13, 15, KJV). King David refers to the godly person as a tree. "[She] is like...

...calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: 4:15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. 4:16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, (that) the spices thereof may...

...with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh, and aloes, with all...a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. Awake, О north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out....

...with spikenard, spikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, Mvrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: A fountain of...a well of living waters, And streams from Lebanon. " "A garden inclosed" Clearing new ground is not an easy task. Plowing unbroken ground is difficult....

...calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices—A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon, Awake, O north wind, and come, O south! Blow upon my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved...

...pleasant fruits, fragrant henna with spikenard, spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all the...well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon." That was how refreshing King Solomon thought of his spouse. He expressed his love for her eloquently,...

...garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. — Song of Solomon 4: 12 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. — Song of Solomon 4: 15 The description of women as a well further symbolizes our ability to give—...