Song of Solomon 8:9

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“If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.”

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BSBPD

“If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 8:9 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 6:15He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.
  2. Song of Solomon 1:11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
  3. Song of Solomon 2:9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
  4. Isaiah 58:12Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.
  5. Isaiah 60:17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.
  6. Isaiah 61:4They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.
  7. Zechariah 6:12And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
  8. Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
  9. Acts 14:27When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
  10. Acts 15:16‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
  11. 1 Corinthians 3:10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
  12. Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
  13. Revelation 21:12The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.

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