Song of Solomon 8:10 (YLT)

Passage

I <FI>am<Fi> a wall, and my breasts as towers, Then I have been in his eyes as one finding peace.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 8:8 We have a little sister, and breasts she hath not, What do we do for our sister, In the day that it is told of her?

Song of Solomon 8:9 If she is a wall, we build by her a palace of silver. And if she is a door, We fashion by her board-work of cedar.

Song of Solomon 8:10 I <FI>am<Fi> a wall, and my breasts as towers, Then I have been in his eyes as one finding peace.

Song of Solomon 8:11 Solomon hath a vineyard in Baal-Hamon, He hath given the vineyard to keepers, Each bringeth for its fruit a thousand silverlings;

Song of Solomon 8:12 My vineyard--my own--is before me, The thousand <FI>is<Fi> for thee, O Solomon. And the two hundred for those keeping its fruit. O dweller in gardens!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wall", "breasts", "towers", "been", "eyes", "finding", and "peace". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wall" and "breasts", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "If she is a wall we build..." into verse 11's "Solomon hath a vineyard in Baal-Hamon He...", so "wall" and "breasts" 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 "breasts" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.