A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
WEB
My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
YLT
A garden shut up is my sister-spouse, A spring shut up--a fountain sealed.
DBT
A garden enclosed is my sister, [my] spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentSong of Solomon — Love poetry in eight chapters — the Bible's most surprising book. A chiastic structure; a bride and bridegroom alternating in dialogue; and a three-school interpretive tradition the site surfaces without adjudication.
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (1:1 ''the song of songs, which is Solomon's''). Critical: the ''of Solomon'' construction allows ''about Solomon'' or ''to Solomon'' and opens the authorship question. §7.9 surfaces; most readings keep Solomonic association.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 965–930 BC. Critical reading: later editorial compilation.