Song Of Solomon 4:12
A agarden 5*inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
a:
Proverbs 5:15-5:18 15. ¶Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16. Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 17. Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 18. Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
John 15:1 I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Isaiah 58:11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Isaiah 44:5 One shall say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Revelation 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Titus 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Hosea 3:3 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
5:
Heb. barred.
*:
inclosed-enclosed.
for order and beauty, for pleasant walks, and flowers, and fruits.
either,
1. Defended by the care of my providence; or,
2. Reserved for my proper use. She will not admit of other lovers, either false teachers or worldly lusts, but keeps herself close for me. She is chaste, and pure, and modest, as virgins are or should be.
either,
1. For others, sending forth the wholesome streams of saving doctrine, for the refreshing, and healing, and cleansing of those who receive it. Or,
2. Within herself, being well watered, i.e. replenished with spiritual graces and blessings, which are frequently compared to waters, both in the Old and New Testament, as Isa 44:3 Joh 4:10 7:38, for which the church is compared to a watered garden, or a spring of water, Isa 58:11.
either,
1. To preserve it from all pollution or injury; or,
2. To reserve it for the use and service of its owner, for which reason springs were shut up in those countries where water was scarce and precious, as Gen 29:3.
the same thing is here repeated in other words.