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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Song of Solomon 8:10
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I am a walland my breasts like towers.So in his eyes I have becomelike one who finds peace.
I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, Then I was in his eyes like one who found shalom.
I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
She
I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; then I was in his eyes as one who finds peace."I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.
I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So I was to him, as one who brings happiness.
"I was a wall, and my breasts were like the towers. Then I became in the king's eyes As one [to be respected and allowed] to find peace.
I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, Then I was in his eyes like one who found peace.
I am a wall, and my breasts are as towres: then was I in his eyes as one that findeth peace.
"I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers;Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.
I am a wall and my breasts are like towers. So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace.
She Speaks: I am a wall around a city, my breasts are towers, and just looking at me brings him great pleasure.
[She]
I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers; so in his view I am like one who brings peace.I am a wall, and my breasts like towers; Then was I in his eyes as one that findeth peace.
I am a wall, and my breasts are my towers. And he is satisfied with me!
I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers; then I was in his eyes as one who has found favor.
The Woman
I am a wall, and my breasts are its towers. My lover knows that with him I find contentment and peace.I was a wall, and my breasts were like the towers, so my betrothed viewed me with great delight.
I was a wall, and my breasts like towers; then I was in His eyes as one finding peace.
Yf I be a wall, & my brestes like towres, then am I as one that hath founde fauoure in his sight.
I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers thereof Then was I in his eyes as one that found peace.
I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers; then was I in his eyes as one to whom good chance had come.
I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers thereof; then was I in his eyes as one that found peace.
I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found fauour.
I am a wall, and my brestes lyke towres, then was I as one that hath founde fauour in his syght.
I am a wall, and my breasts are as towers; I was in their eyes as one that found peace.
I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers [thereof]: then was I in his eyes as one that found peace.
I am a wal, and my tetis ben as a tour; sithen Y am maad as fyndynge pees bifore hym.
I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers [thereof]: Then I was in his eyes as one that found peace.
I [am] a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favor.
The Beloved:
I was a wall, and my breasts were like fortress towers. Then I found favor in his eyes.I am a wall, And my breasts like towers; Then I became in his eyes As one who found peace.
Young Woman
I was a virgin, like a wall; now my breasts are like towers. When my lover looks at me, he is delighted with what he sees."I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers. Then I was in his eyes as one who finds peace."
I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; then I was in his eyes as one who brings peace.
I am a wall: and my breasts are as a tower since I am become in his presence as one finding peace.
I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; then I was in his eyes as one who brings peace.
I [am] a wall, and my breasts as towers, Then I have been in his eyes as one finding peace.
Dear brothers, I'm a walled-in virgin still, but my breasts are full— And when my lover sees me, he knows he'll soon be satisfied.
"I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a wall: Song of Solomon 8:9
my: Song of Solomon 4:5, Song of Solomon 7:3, Song of Solomon 7:4, Song of Solomon 7:7, Song of Solomon 7:8, Ezekiel 16:7
then: Genesis 6:8, Deuteronomy 7:7, Deuteronomy 7:8, Proverbs 3:4, Isaiah 60:10, Luke 1:30, Ephesians 1:6, Ephesians 1:8, 1 Timothy 1:16
favour: Heb. peace, Romans 5:1-10
Reciprocal: Esther 2:15 - Esther Song of Solomon 8:8 - she hath
Cross-References
For in seven days more, I, am sending rain on the earth, forty days and forty nights, - so will I wipe out all the living things which I have made, from off the face of the ground.
And it came to pass, in the seven days, - that the waters of the flood, came on the earth.
And he stayed yet seven days more, - and sent forth the dove, but she returned not again unto him any more.
I will therefore long for Yahweh, Who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, - And will wait, for him.
Surely in the path of thy regulations, O Yahweh, we waited for thee, - Unto thy Name and unto thy Memorial, was there a longing of soul:
If, however, what we do not behold we hope for, with endurance, are we ardently awaiting it ; -
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I [am] a wall,.... The words of the little sister, or Gentile church; either wishing she was what was supposed, and desiring to be in a well settled state, "O that I was a wall!" or as asserting d that she was in such a state, well walled; God was a wall of fire about her; salvation was appointed as walls and bulwarks to her; she was one of the two walls Christ was a cornerstone unto, and cemented together; and was a wall built up of lively stones, of true believers, built on Christ, the foundation; and established in the doctrine of grace; and constant and immovable in her love to Christ;
and my breasts like towers; round, plump, and high; signifying that she was now marriageable; and the time of her being presented as a chaste virgin to Christ, and of her open espousals to him, was now come: of ministers of the word, of the Scriptures, and of the ordinances of the Gospel, as signified by breasts, :-; which may be said to be "like towers": ministers of the word, because set for the defence of the Gospel; the Scriptures, because an armoury from whence saints are supplied with armour, to repel Satan's temptations, refute errors, and defend truth; and the ordinances of the Gospel, because they stand firm and immovable against all the efforts of men to subvert and abolish them; and these are peculiar to the Gentile church, under the Gospel dispensation;
then was I in his eyes as one that found favour; from the time that the Gentile church became a wall, firmly built on Christ, and was formed into a church state, and had a settled ministry and Gospel ordinances, she became acceptable to Christ, and was admitted to near communion with him; and not only her person, but her services, met with a favourable acceptance from him; and these privileges and blessings were the fruit of his love, layout, and good will, he bore to her; which before was secret and hidden, but now her breasts being fashioned, her time was a time of love, of the open love of Christ to her, and of her espousals to him: and when, as the words may be rendered, she was "as one that found peace" e; peace being made by the blood of Christ, and the partition wall broken down between Jew and Gentile, and they peaceably joined together in a Gospel church state; and when she enjoyed inward peace and tranquillity of mind, which is found in Christ, the word and ordinances; even all kind of prosperity, which peace, with the Hebrews, includes; every spiritual blessing, as reconciliation, justification, pardon, adoption, and eternal life, which are all the fruits and effects of divine favour, good will, grace, and love.
d "Hoc est, nolite dubitare ultrum murus sum", Ambros. Enarrat. in Psal. cxviii. octon. 22. p. 1087. e שלום ειρηνην, Sept. "pacem", Pagninus, Montanus, Marckius, Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A brief dialogue commencing with a question and answer probably made by brothers of the bride concerning a younger sister who will soon be old enough to be asked in marriage. The answer is given in the form of a parable: “If she be a wall,” i. e., stedfast in chastity and virtue, one on whom no light advances can be made, then let us honor and reward her. This fortress-wall shall be crowned as it were with a tower or battlement of silver. But “if she be a door,” light-minded and accessible to seduction Proverbs 7:11-12, then let us provide against assailants the protection of a cedar bar or panel.
Song of Solomon 8:10
The bride herself replies with the pride of innocence and virtue already crowned. She has shown herself to be such a fortress-wall as her brothers have alluded to, and her reward has been the royal favor.
Song of Solomon 8:11, Song of Solomon 8:12
She next turns to the king, and commends her brothers to his favorable regard by means of another parable. Solomon owns a vineyard in Baal-hamon (possibly Baalbak, or identical with Amana (Conder)), situated in the warm and fertile plains of Coele-Syria, overshadowed by the heights of Lebanon Song of Solomon 4:8. This vineyard he has let out to tenants etc.
The bride also has a vineyard of her own Song of Solomon 1:6, her beauty and virtue faithfully guarded by these same brothers in time past. This vineyard now belongs to Solomon. Let him have “the thousand” which is his due - she is indeed herself henceforth entirely his - but let the faithful keepers have their meed as well. At least two hundred silverlings should be theirs - a double tithe of royal praise and honor.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 10. I am a wall, and my breasts like towers — I am become marriageable, and I stood in need of the defense I have now in my beloved; and as soon as I was so, and became pleasing in the eyes of my beloved, I was given to him in marriage, and have ever since found favour in his sight. As soon then as my sister is in my state, let a proper match be sought out for her. These expressions show the solicitude which the bride felt for her sister, and in her favour she wishes to interest her spouse.
