Song of Solomon 4:14 (YLT)

Passage

Cypresses with nard--nard and saffron, Cane and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 4:12 A garden shut up <FI>is<Fi> my sister-spouse, A spring shut up--a fountain sealed.

Song of Solomon 4:13 Thy shoots a paradise of pomegranates, With precious fruits,

Song of Solomon 4:14 Cypresses with nard--nard and saffron, Cane and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices.

Song of Solomon 4:15 A fount of gardens, a well of living waters, And flowings from Lebanon!

Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake, O north wind, and come, O south, Cause my garden to breathe forth, its spices let flow, Let my beloved come to his garden, And eat its pleasant fruits!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cypresses", "nard--nard", "saffron", "cane", "cinnamon", "trees", "frankincense", and "myrrh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cypresses" and "nard--nard", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Thy shoots a paradise of pomegranates With..." into verse 15's "A fount of gardens a well of...", so "cypresses" and "nard--nard" belong inside that flow. 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 "cypresses" and "nard--nard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.