Song of Solomon 8:9 (LSB)

Passage

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 planks of cedar.”

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 8:7 Many waters cannot quench love, Nor will rivers overflow it; If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love, It would be utterly despised.”

Song of Solomon 8:8 “We have a little sister, And she has no breasts; What shall we do for our sister On the day when she is spoken for?

Song of Solomon 8:9 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 planks of cedar.”

Song of Solomon 8:10 “I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.

Song of Solomon 8:11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal‑hamon; He gave the vineyard to caretakers. Each one was to bring one thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wall", "build", "battlement", "silver", "door", "barricade", "planks", and "cedar". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wall" and "build", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "We have a little sister And she..." into verse 10's "I was a wall and my breasts...", so "wall" and "build" 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 "wall" and "build" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.