Song of Solomon 8:12 (YLT)

Passage

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!

Nearby Context

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!

Song of Solomon 8:13 The companions are attending to thy voice, Cause me to hear. Flee, my beloved, and be like to a roe,

Song of Solomon 8:14 Or to a young one of the harts on mountains of spices!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vineyard--my", "own--is", "before", "thousand", "thee", "solomon", "hundred", and "keeping". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vineyard--my" and "own--is", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Solomon hath a vineyard in Baal-Hamon He..." into verse 13's "The companions are attending to thy voice...", so "vineyard--my" and "own--is" 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 "vineyard--my" and "own--is" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.