Song of Solomon 8:11 (DRB)

Passage

The peaceable had a vineyard, in that which hath people: he let out the same to keepers, every man bringeth for the fruit thereof a thousand pieces of silver.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 8:9 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.

Song of Solomon 8:10 I am a wall: and my breasts are as a tower since I am become in his presence as one finding peace.

Song of Solomon 8:11 The peaceable had a vineyard, in that which hath people: he let out the same to keepers, every man bringeth for the fruit thereof a thousand pieces of silver.

Song of Solomon 8:12 My vineyard is before me. A thousand are for thee, the peaceable, and two hundred for them that keep the fruit thereof.

Song of Solomon 8:13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the friends hearken: make me hear thy voice.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "peaceable", "vineyard", "hath", "people", "same", "keepers", "bringeth", and "fruit". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "peaceable" and "vineyard", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "I am a wall and my breasts..." into verse 12's "My vineyard is before me A thousand...", so "peaceable" and "vineyard" belong inside that flow. 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 "peaceable" and "vineyard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.