Song of Solomon 8:1 (DRB)

Passage

Who shall give thee to me for my brother, sucking the breasts of my mother, that I may find thee without, and kiss thee, and now no man may despise me?

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 8:1 Who shall give thee to me for my brother, sucking the breasts of my mother, that I may find thee without, and kiss thee, and now no man may despise me?

Song of Solomon 8:2 I will take hold of thee, and bring thee into my mother's house: there thou shalt teach me, and I will give thee a cup of spiced wine and new wine of my pomegranates.

Song of Solomon 8:3 His left hand under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "give", "thee", "brother", "sucking", "breasts", "mother", and "find". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "I will take hold of thee and...", so "shall" and "give" should be read forward into that movement. In Song of Solomon context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.