Song of Songs 4:16

Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

Cross-reference

Song 4:13 lists the garden's fruits and spices—the very produce that 4:16 summons the wind to release and the beloved to enjoy.

Song 4:14 continues the catalog of choice spices, all of which will flow when the wind blows in 4:16—direct contextual continuation.

In Song 5:1, the beloved answers the invitation — he enters the garden and eats its fruits, fulfilling the desire expressed in 4:16.

In Song 7:12, the woman again invites her beloved to the vineyards to give her love, echoing the garden invitation and harvest theme.

In Song 7:13, she offers choice fruits laid up for her beloved, continuing the garden imagery of fruit and fragrance from the invitation.

In Song 1:4, the bride asks to be drawn into the chambers — here she invites the beloved into her garden. Both express mutual longing.

Song of Songs 1:12 Related theme

In Song 1:12, the woman's nard gives fragrance; here she calls wind to spread her garden's spices—both emphasize her pleasing scent for the beloved.