Song of Solomon 8:9 - Common English BibleIf she is a city wall, then we will build a turret of silver on her. And if she is a door, then we will barricade her with a panel of cedar. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769If 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionIf she is a wall [discreet and womanly], we will build upon her a turret [a dowry] of silver; but if she is a door [bold and flirtatious], we will enclose her with boards of cedar. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionChorus: Our sister is little and has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is called upon? See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionIf she be a wall: let us build upon it bulwarks of silver: if she be a door, let us join it together with boards or cedar. See the chapter |