Song of Songs 8:8
Song of Songs 8:6-9 The Message (MSG)
Hang my locket around your neck, wear my ring on your finger. Love is invincible facing danger and death. Passion laughs at the terrors of hell. The fire of love stops at nothing— it sweeps everything before it. Flood waters can’t drown love, torrents of rain can’t put it out. Love can’t be bought, love can’t be sold— it’s not to be found in the marketplace. My brothers used to worry about me: What shall we do with our little sister when men come asking for her? She’s a virgin and vulnerable, and we’ll protect her. If they think she’s a wall, we’ll top it with barbed wire. If they think she’s a door, we’ll barricade it.”
Song of Songs 8:8 King James Version (KJV)
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?
Song of Songs 8:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“We have a little sister, And she has no breasts; What shall we do for our sister On the day when she is spoken for?
Song of Songs 8:8 New Century Version (NCV)
We have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What should we do for our sister on the day she becomes engaged?
Song of Songs 8:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
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?
Song of Songs 8:8 New International Version (NIV)
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?
Song of Songs 8:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
We have a little sister, And she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister In the day when she is spoken for?
Song of Songs 8:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“We have a little sister And she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister On the day when she is spoken for [in marriage]?
Song of Songs 8:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
We have a little sister too young to have breasts. What will we do for our sister if someone asks to marry her?
Song of Songs 8:8-10 The Passion Translation (TPT)
My brothers said to me when I was young, “Our sister is so immature. What will we do to guard her for her wedding day?” We will build a tower of redemption to protect her. Since she is vulnerable, we will enclose her with a wall of cedar boards. But now I have grown and become a bride, and my love for him has made me a tower of passion and contentment for my beloved. I am now a firm wall of protection for others, guarding them from harm. This is how he sees me—I am the one who brings him bliss, finding favor in his eyes.