Verse List for SNG 4:16

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B I ◄ ← Sng 4:16 ↓ ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=The bride (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Wake up, north wind, and come, south wind. ⇔ Blow on my garden and let its spices flow. ⇔ Let my dearest come to his garden and eat its delicious fruit.

OET-LV Awake Oh _north _wind and_come Oh _south _wind make _breathe garden _of_my spices _of_its let _them _flow lover _of_my let _him _come to_garden _of_his and_let _him _eat the _fruit _of its _excellence(s)_of_his.

ULT Awake, north wind, and come, south wind; ⇔ blow on my garden and let its spices flow. ⇔ Let my beloved come to his garden ⇔ and eat its delicious fruit.

UST I want the north wind and the south wind to come ⇔  and blow on me, ⇔ so that the fragrance of my body will spread through the air and attract the man I love. ⇔ You whom I love, I am like your garden. ⇔  I want you to come and enjoy my body, ⇔  like someone comes into a garden and enjoys eating the delicious fruit that grows there.

BSB & MSB Awake, O north wind, ⇔  and come, O south wind. ⇔ Breathe on my garden ⇔  and spread the fragrance of its spices. ⇔ Let my beloved come into his garden ⇔  and taste its choicest fruits.

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WEBBE & WMBB Awake, north wind, and come, you south! ⇔  Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. ⇔ Let my beloved come into his garden, ⇔  and taste his precious fruits.

NET Awake, O north wind; come, O south wind! ⇔ Blow on my garden so that its fragrant spices may send out their sweet smell. ⇔ May my beloved come into his garden ⇔ and eat its delightful fruit!

LSV Awake, O north wind, and come, O south,
Cause my garden to breathe forth, its spices let flow,
Let my beloved come to his garden,
And eat its pleasant fruits!

FBV Wake up, north wind! Come, south wind! Blow on my garden so its scent may be carried on the breeze. Let my love come to his garden and eat its best fruits.

T4T I want the north wind and the south wind to come, ⇔  and blow on my garden, ⇔ in order that the fragrance of the spices will spread through the air. ⇔ Similarly, I want the one who loves me to come and enjoy cuddling up to me ⇔  like [MET, EUP] someone comes into a garden and enjoys eating the fruit that grows there.

LEB • Awake, O north wind! Come, O south wind!
• Blow upon my garden! Let its fragrances[fn] waft forth![fn]
• Let my beloved come to his garden,
• let him eat his choice fruit!

BBE Be awake, O north wind; and come, O south, blowing on my garden, so that its spices may come out. Let my loved one come into his garden, and take of his good fruits.

Moff O north wind, waken, ⇔  O south wind, blow ⇔ and breathe on my garden ⇔  to waft out the perfume!” ⇔ Let my darling come into his garden, ⇔  let him taste the choice fruits that are his!

JPS Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his precious fruits.

ASV ⇔  Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; ⇔ Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. ⇔ Let my beloved come into his garden, ⇔ And eat his precious fruits.

DRA Arise, O north wind, and come, O south wind, blow through my garden, and let the aromatical spices thereof flow.

YLT Awake, O north wind, and come, O south, Cause my garden to breathe forth, its spices let flow, Let my beloved come to his garden, And eat its pleasant fruits!

Drby Awake, north wind, and come, [thou] south; Blow upon my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits.

RV Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his precious fruits.
(Awake, Oh north wind; and come, thou/you south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his precious fruits.)

SLT Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south, blow upon my garden; its spices shall flow out. My beloved shall come to his garden, and he shall eat his most precious fruits.

Wbstr Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

KJB-1769 ¶ Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
(¶ Awake, Oh north wind; and come, thou/you south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Awake, O Northwinde, and come thou South, blow vpon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out: let my beloued come into his garden, and eate his pleasant fruits.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Up thou north winde, come thou south winde and blowe vpon my garden, that the smell therof may be caryed on euery side: yea that my beloued may come into his garden, and eate of the sweete fruites that growe therein.
(Up thou/you north wind, come thou/you south wind and blow upon my garden, that the smell thereof may be carried on every side: yea that my beloved may come into his garden, and eat of the sweet fruits that grow therein.)

Gnva Arise, O North, and come O South, and blowe on my garden that the spices thereof may flow out: let my welbeloued come to his garden, and eate his pleasant fruite.
(Arise, Oh North, and come Oh South, and blow on my garden that the spices thereof may flow out: let my well-beloved come to his garden, and eat his pleasant fruit.)

Cvdl Vp thou northwynde, come thou southwynde, and blowe vpo my garde, that the smell therof maye be caried on euery syde: Yee that my beloued maye come in to my garden, & eate of the frutes and apples that growe therin.
(Vp thou/you north wind, come thou/you south wind, and blow upon my garde, that the smell thereof may be carried on every side: Ye/You_all that my beloved may come in to my garden, and eat of the fruits and apples that grow therein.)

Wycl Rise thou north wynd, and come thou, south wynd; blowe thou thorouy my gardyn, and the swete smellynge oynementis therof schulen flete.
(Rise thou/you north wind, and come thou/you, south wind; blow thou/you through my garden, and the sweet smelling ointments thereof should flete.)

Luth Stehe auf, Nordwind, und komm, Südwind, und wehe durch meinen Garten, daß seine Würzen triefen! Mein Freund komme in seinen Garten und esse seiner edlen Früchte.
(Stand on/in/to, north_wind, and come, south_wind, and woe through my garden, that his seasoning dripping/oozing! My friend come in his garden and eat his precious/fine fruit.)

ClVg Sponsa Surge, aquilo, et veni, auster: perfla hortum meum, et fluant aromata illius.][fn]
(The_bride Get_up, to_the_north, and I_came, auster: perfla garden mine, and flow spices of_that.])

UHB ע֤וּרִי צָפוֹן֙ וּ⁠ב֣וֹאִי תֵימָ֔ן הָפִ֥יחִי גַנִּ֖⁠י יִזְּל֣וּ בְשָׂמָ֑י⁠ו יָבֹ֤א דוֹדִ⁠י֙ לְ⁠גַנּ֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠יֹאכַ֖ל פְּרִ֥י מְגָדָֽי⁠ו׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐξεγέρθητι βοῤῥᾶ, καὶ ἔρχου Νότε, καὶ διάπνευσον κῆπόν μου, καὶ ῥευσάτωσαν ἀρώματά μου.

BrTr Awake, O north wind; and come, O south; and blow through my garden, and let my spices flow out.