Song of Solomon 4:16 (WEB)

Passage

Awake, north wind; and come, you south! Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and taste his precious fruits.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 4:14 spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree; myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices,

Song of Solomon 4:15 a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, flowing streams from Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake, north wind; and come, you south! Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and taste his precious fruits.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "awake", "north", "wind", "come", "south", "blow", "garden", and "spices". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "awake" and "north", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "a fountain of gardens a well of...", giving immediate footing for "awake" and "north". In Song of Solomon context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "awake" and "north" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.