Context 9If she is a wall,We will build on her a battlement of silver; But if she is a door, We will barricade her with planks of cedar. 10I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; 11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; 12My very own vineyard is at my disposal; 13O you who sit in the gardens, 14Hurry, my beloved, Parallel Verses American Standard VersionIf she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver: And if she be a door, We will inclose her with boards of cedar. Douay-Rheims Bible If she be a wall: let us build upon it bulwarks of silver: if she be a door, let us join it together with boards or cedar. Darby Bible Translation If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver; And if she be a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar. English Revised Version If she be a wall, we will build upon her a turret of silver: and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. Webster's Bible Translation If she is a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she is a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar. World English Bible If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. Beloved Young's Literal Translation If she is a wall, we build by her a palace of silver. And if she is a door, We fashion by her board-work of cedar. Library Song of SongsThe contents of this book justify the description of it in the title, i. 1, as the "loveliest song"--for that is the meaning of the Hebrew idiom "song of songs." It abounds in poetical gems of the purest ray. It breathes the bracing air of the hill country, and the passionate love of man for woman and woman for man. It is a revelation of the keen Hebrew delight in nature, in her vineyards and pastures, flowers and fruit trees, in her doves and deer and sheep and goats. It is a song tremulous from … John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Links Song of Solomon 8:9 NIV • Song of Solomon 8:9 NLT • Song of Solomon 8:9 ESV • Song of Solomon 8:9 NASB • Song of Solomon 8:9 KJV • Song of Solomon 8:9 Bible Apps • Song of Solomon 8:9 Parallel • Bible Hub |