Song of Solomon 8:10
I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers thereof; then was I in his eyes as one that found peace.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 6:8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Proverbs 3:4So shalt thou find grace and good favour in the sight of God and man.
Song of Solomon 4:5Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a gazelle, which feed among the lilies.
Song of Solomon 7:7(7-8) This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
Ezekiel 16:7I cause thee to increase, even as the growth of the field. And thou didst increase and grow up, and thou camest to excellent beauty: thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair was grown; yet thou wast naked and bare.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 8:9-13
Concern for the Gentiles; Privileges and Duties of the Church. 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 palace 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 towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour. 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof… Read the whole commentary →