Song of Solomon 8 · Verse 12

Song of Solomon 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.
Song of Solomon 8:12, King James Version

Song of Solomon 8:12 in other translations

BSBBut my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.
WEBMy own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon, two hundred for those who tend its fruit.
ASVMy vineyard, which is mine, is before me: Thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand, And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
YLTMy vineyard--my own--is before me, The thousand is for thee, O Solomon. And the two hundred for those keeping its fruit. O dweller in gardens!
DARBYMy vineyard, which is mine, is before me: The thousand silver-pieces be to thee, Solomon; And to the keepers of its fruit, two hundred.
BBEMy vine-garden, which is mine, is before me: you, O Solomon, will have the thousand, and those who keep the fruit of them two hundred.
WebsterMy vineyard which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit of it two hundred.

What does Song of Solomon 8:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. "mine" by grant of the true Solomon. Not merely "let out to keepers," as in the Jewish dispensation of works, but "mine" by grace. This is "before me," that is, in my power [Maurer]. But though no longer under constraint of "keeping" the law as a mere letter and covenant of works, love to Jesus Christ will constrain her the more freely to render all to Solomon (Ro 8:2-4; 1Co 6:20; Ga 5:13; 1Pe 2:16), after having paid what justice and His will require should be paid to others (1Co 7:29-31; 9:14). "Before me" may also mean "I will never lose sight of it" (contrast So 1:6) [Moody Stuart]. She will not keep it for herself, though so freely given to her, but for His use and glory (Lu 19:13; Ro 6:15; 14:7-9; 1Co 12:7). Or the "two hundred" may mean a double tithe (two-tenths of the whole paid back by Jesus Christ) as the reward of grace for our surrender of all (the thousand) to Him (Ga 6:7; He 6:10); then she and "those that keep" are the same [Adelaide Newton]. But Jesus Christ pays back not merely two tithes, but His all for our all (1Co 3:21-23).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 8:8-12

The church pleads for the Gentiles, who then had not the word of God, nor the means of grace. Those who are brought to Christ themselves, should contrive what they may do to help others to him. Babes in Christ are always seen among Christians, and the welfare of their weak brethren is an object of continual prayer with the stronger believers. If the beginning of this work were likened to a wall built upon Him the…

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Song of Solomon 8:12 in the original Hebrew

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כַּרְמִ֥יkar.Mivineyard myH3754
שֶׁלִּ֖יshe.Liwhich [belongs] to me
לְפָנָ֑יle.fa.Nai[is] <to> before meH6440
הָאֶ֤לֶףha.'E.lefthe thousand [shekels]H505
לְךָ֙le.Kha[belong] to you
שְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohO SolomonH8010
וּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimand two hundred [shekels]H3967
לְנֹטְרִ֥יםle.no.te.Rim[belong] to [those who] keepH5201
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פִּרְיֽוֹ\׃pir.Yofruit itsH6529

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Cross references for Song of Solomon 8:12

  • Song of Solomon 1:6

    Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

  • Acts 20:28

    Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:19

    For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

  • Proverbs 4:23

    Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:20

    For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

  • Psalms 72:17-19

    His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:15

    And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

  • 1 Timothy 4:15-16

    Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

  • 1 Timothy 5:17-18

    Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

  • Romans 14:7-9

    For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
vineyard.
1:6; Pr 4:23; Ac 20:28; 1Ti 4:15,16
thou.
Ps 72:17-19; Ro 14:7-9; 1Co 6:20; 2Co 5:15
those.
1Th 2:19; 1Ti 5:17,18

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Context

  • Song of Solomon 8:11

    Solomon had a vineyard at Baal–hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

  • Song of Solomon 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.

  • Song of Solomon 8:13

    Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

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Song of Solomon 8:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mi viña, que es mía, está delante de mí: las mil serán tuyas, oh Salomón, y doscientas, de los que guardan su fruto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ma vigne, qui est à moi, est devant moi. À toi, Salomon, les 1 000 pièces; et 200 pour ceux qui en gardent le fruit.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Mein eigener Weinberg ist vor mir die tausend sind dein, Salomo, und zweihundert seien den Hütern seiner Frucht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vinea mea coram me est. Mille tui pacifici, et ducenti his qui custodiunt fructus ejus.