NET Bible
"If she is a wall, we will build on her a battlement of silver; but if she is a door, we will barricade her with boards of cedar."
— Song Of Solomon 8:9, NET Bible
“If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.”
“ If 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. ”
“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”
“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 of cedar.”
“If she is a wall, we will make on her a strong base of silver; and if she is a door, we will let her be shut up with cedar-wood.”
“If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.”
The Nature of True LoveThe Beloved to Her Lover: Set me like a cylinder seal over your heart, like a signet on your arm. For love is as strong as death, passion is as unrelenting as Sheol. Its flames burst forth, it is a blazing flame.
Surging waters cannot quench love; floodwaters cannot overflow it. If someone were to offer all his possessions to buy love, the offer would be utterly despised.
The Brother’s Plan and the Sister’s RewardThe Beloved’s Brothers: We have a little sister, and as yet she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for?
If she is a wall, we will build on her a battlement of silver; but if she is a door, we will barricade her with boards of cedar.
The Beloved: I was a wall, and my breasts were like fortress towers. Then I found favor in his eyes.
Solomon’s Vineyard and the Beloved’s VineyardThe Beloved to Her Lover: Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-Hamon; he leased out the vineyard to those who maintained it. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
My vineyard, which belongs to me, is at my disposal alone. The thousand shekels belong to you, O Solomon, and two hundred shekels belong to those who maintain it for its fruit.