Song of Solomon 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.

Awake - Arise. All beside is ready: one thing alone is wanted-the breath of God. This fellows rightly after His death, (; .) It is His call to the Spirit to come (); in compared to "the wind:" quickening (; ). Saints offer the same prayer (). The north wind 'awakes,' or arises strongly-namely, the Holy Spirit as a reprover (John 16:8); the south wind 'comes' gently-namely, the Holy Spirit as the Comforter (). The west wind brings rain from the sea (). The east wind is tempestuous (), and withering (). These, therefore, are not wanted; but first the north wind, clearing the air (), and then the warm south wind (); so the Holy Spirit first clearing away mists of gloom, error, unbelief, sin, which intercept the light of Jesus Christ, then infusing spiritual warmth (), causing the graces to exhale their odour.

Let my beloved ... - The bride's reply. The fruit was now at length ripe; the last Passover, which He had so desired, is come (; Luke 22:15), the only case in which He took charge of the preparations.

His - answering to Jesus Christ's "my." She owns that the garden is His, and the fruits in her which she does not in false humility conceal (), are His ().