Song 8:10 | TNotes | STEP | 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.

‏ Song of Solomon 8:10

8:10 ^a 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 ^b; 7:4 ^c, 8 ^d) and challenges her brothers’ perception of her as immature.