Song of Solomon 8:1 (GNV)

Passage

Oh that thou werest as my brother that sucked the brestes of my mother: I would finde thee without, I would kisse thee, then they should not despise thee.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 8:1 Oh that thou werest as my brother that sucked the brestes of my mother: I would finde thee without, I would kisse thee, then they should not despise thee.

Song of Solomon 8:2 I will leade thee and bring thee into my mothers house: there thou shalt teache me: and I will cause thee to drinke spiced wine, and newe wine of the pomegranate.

Song of Solomon 8:3 His left hand shalbe vnder mine head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "werest", "brother", "sucked", "brestes", "mother", "finde", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "werest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "I will leade thee and bring thee...", so "thou" and "werest" 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 "thou" and "werest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.