Song of Solomon 4 · Verse 14

Song of Solomon 4:14

Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
Song of Solomon 4:14, King James Version

Song of Solomon 4:14 in other translations

BSBwith nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.
WEBspikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree; myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices,
ASVSpikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.
YLTCypresses with nard--nard and saffron, Cane and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices.
DARBYSpikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
BBESpikenard and safron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.
WebsterSpikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

What does Song of Solomon 4:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. calamus--"sweet cane" (Ex 30:23; Jr 6:20). myrrh and aloes--Ointments are associated with His death, as well as with feasts (Joh 12:7). The bride's ministry of "myrrh and aloes" is recorded (Joh 19:39).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 4:8-15

Observe the gracious call Christ gives to the church. It is, 1. A precept; so this is Christ's call to his church to come off from the world. These hills seem pleasant, but there are in them lions' dens; they are mountains of the leopards. 2. As a promise; many shall be brought as members of the church, from every point. The church shall be delivered from her persecutors in due time, though now she dwells among…

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Song of Solomon 4:14 in the original Hebrew

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נֵ֣רְדְּ\׀Ne.rednardH5373
וְכַרְכֹּ֗םve.khar.Komand saffronH3750
קָנֶה֙ka.NehcalamusH7070
וְקִנָּמ֔וֹןve.ki.na.Monand cinnamonH7076
עִ֖ם'imwithH5973
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עֲצֵ֣י'a.Tzei[the] trees ofH6086
לְבוֹנָ֑הle.vo.NahfrankincenseH3828
מֹ֚רmormyrrhH4753
וַאֲהָל֔וֹתva.'a.ha.Lotand aloesH174
עִ֖ם'imwithH5973
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
רָאשֵׁ֥יra.Shei[the] choicest ofH7218
בְשָׂמִֽים\׃ve.sa.MimspicesH1314

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Cross references for Song of Solomon 4:14

  • Exodus 30:23

    Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,

  • Song of Solomon 4:6

    Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

  • Song of Solomon 3:6

    Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

  • Song of Solomon 6:2

    My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

  • Proverbs 7:17

    I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

  • Ezekiel 27:19

    Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.

  • Song of Solomon 1:12

    While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

  • Mark 16:1

    And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

  • Song of Solomon 5:1

    I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:9

    And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.

  • John 19:39

    And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

  • 1 Kings 10:10

    And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
calamus.
Ex 30:23; Eze 27:19
cinnamon.
Pr 7:17; Re 18:13
trees.
6; 5:1; Nu 24:6
the chief.
6:2; Ge 43:11; 1Ki 10:10; 2Ch 9:9; Mr 16:1

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Context

  • Song of Solomon 4:13

    Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

  • Song of Solomon 4:14

    Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

  • Song of Solomon 4:15

    A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

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Song of Solomon 4:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Nardo y azafrán, caña aromática y canela, con todos los árboles de incienso; mirra y áloes, con todas las principales especias.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
de nard et de safran, de roseau odorant et de cinnamome, avec tous les arbres à encens; de myrrhe et d’aloès, avec tous les principaux aromates;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Narde und Safran, Würzrohr und Zimt, nebst allerlei Weihrauchgehölz, Myrrhe und Aloe nebst allen vortrefflichsten Gewürzen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Nardus et crocus, fistula et cinnamomum, cum universis lignis Libani; myrrha et aloë, cum omnibus primis unguentis.