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Song of Songs 4:12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

The Lover’s Garden

12 M(A) A garden enclosed, my sister, my bride,
    a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed![a]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:12 Garden enclosed…fountain sealed: reserved for the lover alone. Cf. Prv 5:15–19 for similar images used to describe fruitful, committed relationship.
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