Song of Solomon 8:9 meaning and explanation

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.

Song of Solomon 8:9, Berean Standard Bible

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In this closing chapter the woman’s brothers speak, recalling their earlier concern for her chastity before marriage. Their words are a proverb: if the little sister proves a wall, firm and closed to advances, they will honor her with silver battlements; if she proves a door, open and yielding, they will bar her with cedar panels.

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