Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
We will build on her a battlement of silver;
But if she is a door,
We will barricade her with
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
we will build a silver parapet on it.
If she is a door,
we will enclose it with cedar planks.
International Standard Version
If she's a wall, on her we will build a battlement of silver. If she's a door, we will enclose her with planks of cedar.
A Conservative Version
If she is a wall, we will build upon her a turret of silver. And if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
Amplified
“If she is a wall (discreet, womanly),
We will build on her a turret (dowry) of silver;
But if she is a door (bold, flirtatious),
We will enclose her with planks of cedar.”
Bible in Basic English
If she is a wall, we will make on her a strong base of silver; and if she is a door, we will let her be shut up with cedar-wood.
Darby Translation
If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver; And if she be a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar.
Julia Smith Translation
If she be a wall, we will build upon her a fortress of silver: and if she is a door we will bind upon her a tablet of cedar.
King James 2000
If she is a wall, we will build upon her towers of silver: and if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If she [is] a wall, {we will adorn her with a turret of silver}; but if she [is] a door, we will barricade her with boards of cedar.
Modern King James verseion
If she is a wall, we will build on her a palace of silver; and if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If she be a wall, we shall build a silver bulwark thereupon: if she be an open door, we shall fasten her with boards of Cedar tree.
NET Bible
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 boards of cedar.
New Heart English Bible
If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. If she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
The Emphasized Bible
If, a wall, she is, we will build upon it a battlement of silver, - but if, a door, she is, we will close it up with a plank of cedar.
Webster
If she is a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she is a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
World English Bible
If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. Beloved
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Palaces » Illustrative of » The splendor of the church
Walls » Illustrative » Of the church as a protection to the nation
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 8:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Maiden's Virtuous Chastity And Voluptuous Beauty
8 We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for? 9 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. 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers thereof Then was I in his eyes as one that found peace.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 6:15
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.
Song of Songs 2:9
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: Behold, he standeth behind our wall; He looketh in at the windows; He glanceth through the lattice.
Isaiah 58:12
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places; thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
Isaiah 60:17
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Isaiah 61:4
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
Zechariah 6:12-15
and speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: and he shall grow up out of his place; and he shall build the temple of Jehovah;
Matthew 16:18
And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
Acts 14:27
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.
Acts 15:16
After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up:
1 Corinthians 3:10-12
According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.
Ephesians 2:20-22
being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;
Revelation 21:12-19
having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: