Song of Songs 8:10-12·~1 min
The Bride
The bride says she is a wall and in the beloved's eyes she has become one who brings peace. She then references Solomon's vineyard and its keepers, but insists that her own vineyard is hers to give, reserving both ownership and generosity, and distinguishing love from a commercial arrangement.
I10 am a wall, 11Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. 12But my own vineyard is mine to give;
Section summaryThe bride answers that she is a wall and that her breasts are like towers, declaring herself mature and at peace in the beloved's eyes. She then contrasts Solomon's leased vineyard with her own vineyard, which remains hers to give, emphasizing agency, exclusivity, and freely offered love.
Role in the chapterThis section answers the friends' concern by asserting mature, self-possessed, and freely given love.