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A locked up garden is my sister, my bride; A locked up spring, A sealed fountain.

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A Symbol of Purity

Commentators universally agree that the images of an 'enclosed garden' and a 'sealed fountain' represent the bride's purity and exclusive devotion. Just as a private garden was protected from intruders and a sealed spring was reserved for a king, the Church is set apart for Christ alone, cherished for her inviolable chastity and faithfulness.

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Song Of Solomon

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Song Of Solomon 4:12–15

18th Century

Theologian

The loveliness and purity of the bride are now set forth under the image of a paradise or garden, firmly barred against intruders, filled with the …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Song Of Solomon 4:12

19th Century

Bishop

A garden inclosed.—Compare with this passage Song of Solomon 4:12–15; Proverbs 5:15;[Refere…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Song Of Solomon 4:11–12

19th Century

Preacher

Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. …

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John Gill

John Gill

On Song Of Solomon 4:12

17th Century

Pastor

A garden enclosed [is] my sister, [my] spouse
At a little distance from Bethlehem are pools of water, and below thes…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Song Of Solomon 4:8–15

17th Century

Minister

Observe the gracious call Christ gives to the church. It is:

  1. A precept: This is Christ's call to his church to come away from the w…