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Song of Solomon 8:8

We have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

7Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.

9If 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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Cross References

Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

Song of Solomon 4:5Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.

Song of Solomon 8:10I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace.

Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

Ezekiel 16:7I made you thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.

Ezekiel 16:55And your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to their former state. You and your daughters will also return to your former state.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 8:6-8

The Church's Dependence on Christ; The Love of the Church to Christ. 5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee. 6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods… Read the whole commentary →

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