Article 13 of 13 in the series Song of Solomon
12th Song: 8:8-14
Love’s Labour in the Millennium
| Voice | Narrative |
|---|---|
| Bride | 8:8 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? |
| Groom | 8:9 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. |
| Bride | 8:10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour. 8:11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver. 8:12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred. |
| Groom | 8:13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.. |
| Bride | 8:14 Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. |
In this final song we are introduced to the “little sister”. She takes the attention of the groom and the bride, who show great concern for her development and welfare. In reviewing the deve…
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