Song of Solomon 4:14 meaning and explanation
with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.
Song of Solomon 4:14, Berean Standard Bible
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These words continue the bridegroom's praise of his bride, extending the garden image from verse 12, where he called her a locked garden and a sealed spring. The spices he names, nard, saffron, calamus, cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh and aloes, were costly imports used for perfume, incense and anointing oil, so the list speaks of richness and delight.
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