Song of Songs 8:9
Song of Songs 8:8-9 The Message (MSG)
“Our little sister has no breasts. What shall we do with our little sister when men come asking for her? She’s a virgin and vulnerable, and we’ll protect her. If they think she’s a wall, we’ll top it with barbed wire. If they think she’s a door, we’ll barricade it.”
Song of Songs 8:9 King James Version (KJV)
If she be a wall, We will build upon her a palace of silver: And if she be a door, We will inclose her with boards of cedar.
Song of Songs 8:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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 Songs 8:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver: And if she be a door, We will inclose her with boards of cedar.
Song of Songs 8:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
If she is a wall, We will build upon her A battlement of silver; And if she is a door, We will enclose her With boards of cedar.
Song of Songs 8:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
If she is a virgin, like a wall, we will protect her with a silver tower. But if she is promiscuous, like a swinging door, we will block her door with a cedar bar.
Song of Songs 8:8-10 The Passion Translation (TPT)
My brothers said to me when I was young, “Our sister is so immature. What will we do to guard her for her wedding day?” We will build a tower of redemption to protect her. Since she is vulnerable, we will enclose her with a wall of cedar boards. But now I have grown and become a bride, and my love for him has made me a tower of passion and contentment for my beloved. I am now a firm wall of protection for others, guarding them from harm. This is how he sees me—I am the one who brings him bliss, finding favor in his eyes.
Song of Songs 8:9 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
If she is a wall, we will build on her a battlement of silver, but if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
Song of Songs 8:9 New Century Version (NCV)
If she is a wall, we will put silver towers on her. If she is a door, we will protect her with cedar boards.