Song of Solomon 8:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“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)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo Song of Solomon 8:9 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- Song of Solomon 1:11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- 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.
- Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- 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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