Song of Solomon 8:10

“I [am] a wall, etc.] The words of the little sister, or Gentile church; either wishing she was what was supposed, and desiring to be in a well settled state, “O that I was a wall!” or as assertingf511 that she was in such a state, well walled; God was a wall of fire about her; salvation was appointed as walls and bulwarks to her; she was one of the two walls Christ was a cornerstone unto, and cemented together; and was a wall built up of lively stones, of true believers, built on Christ, the foundation; and established in the doctrine of grace; and constant and immovable in her love to Christ; and my breasts like towers; round, plump, and high; signifying that she was now marriageable; and…”

“A brief dialogue commencing with a question and answer probably made by brothers of the bride concerning a younger sister who will soon be old enough to be asked in marriage. The answer is given in the form of a parable: “If she be a wall,” i. e., stedfast in chastity and virtue, one on whom no light advances can be made, then let us honor and reward her. This fortress-wall shall be crowned as it were with a tower or battlement of silver. But “if she be a door,” light-minded and accessible to seduction Proverbs 7:11-12, then let us provide against assailants the protection of a cedar bar or panel. Song of Solomon 8:10 The bride herself replies with the pride of innocence and virtue already…”

“I am - These seem to be the words of the Jewish church. O Lord, by thy grace I am what thou wouldst have my sister to be, and therefore humbly hope, according to thy promise to her in that case, thou wilt build upon me a palace of silver. Towers - Which stand out from and above the wall, and are an ornament and defence to it. Then - When by his grace I was made a wall, he was well - pleased with me, and with his own workmanship in me. Song of Solomon (Canticles) 8:11”

“8:10 I was a virgin, like a wall: The woman affirms that she was chaste in preparation for marriage. • now . . . like towers: The woman describes herself in the language of desirability (cp. 4:4; 7:4, 8) and challenges her brothers’ perception of her as immature.”

“a wall: Sol 8:9 my: Sol 4:5, Sol 7:3, Sol 7:4, Sol 7:7, Sol 7:8; Eze 16:7 then: Gen 6:8; Deu 7:7, Deu 7:8; Pro 3:4; Isa 60:10; Luk 1:30; Eph 1:6, Eph 1:8; Ti1 1:16 favour: Heb. peace, Rom 5:1-10 Song of Solomon (Canticles) 8:11”

“10 I was a wall, And my breasts like towers; Then I became in his eyes Like one who findeth peace. In the language of prose, the statement would be: Your conduct is good and wise, as my own example shows; of me also ye thus faithfully took care; and that I met this your solicitude with strenuous self-preservation, has become, to my joy and yours, the happiness of my life. That in this connection not אני חומה, but חומה אני has to be used, is clear: she compares herself with her sister, and the praise she takes to herself she takes to the honour of her brothers. The comparison of her breasts to towers is suggested by the comparison of her person to a wall; Kleuker rightly remarks that here the…”