And the smell—The sweet perfume.
Of thy garments—The robe of Christ's righteousness.
Is like the smell—The life-giving odors.
Of Lebanon—The cedar and fir trees of Lebanon.
4:12. A garden enclosed—A heart-garden, shut out of sight of all but its owners.
Is My sister, My spouse—My Father's daughter, My espoused Bride.
A spring shut up—“It shall be in you a well of water springing up unto everlasting life.”
A fountain sealed—Sealed with the King's own signet, until the time comes that all the well springs are brought together in the first resurrection, to constitute the fountain from which will flow the River of the Water of Life.
4:13. Thy plants are—The plants in your heart-garden are illustrated by.
An orchard of pomegranates—The pomegranate curiously combines the flavors of all fruits and thus well represents love, the sum of all the Christian graces.