Song of Solomon 4:12

The Bridegroom

11Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon. 12My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed. 13Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,

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Berean Standard Bible
My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
American Standard Version (1901)
A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Bible in Basic English
A garden walled-in is my sister, my bride; a garden shut up, a spring of water stopped.
Free Bible Version
My sister, my bride, is a locked garden, a spring of water that is closed, a fountain that is sealed.
King James (Authorized) Version
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Translation for Translators
My bride, you who are dearer to me than [MET] my sister, you are like [MET] a garden that is locked in order that other men cannot enter it; you are like [MET] a spring or a fountain that is covered in order that others may not drink from it.
Unlocked Literal Bible
My sister, my bride is a garden locked up, a garden locked up, a spring that is sealed.
Noah Webster Bible
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
World English Bible
My sister, my bride, is a locked up garden; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.
Young's Literal Translation
A garden shut up [is] my sister-spouse, A spring shut up — a fountain sealed.