If she be a wall, &c.— If she be a wall, we will build upon her two silver towers. The meaning of the passage is, "We will take care of her in proportion as she is capable of receiving or profiting by our bounty, like as men are accustomed to build upon good foundations." The orientals delight thus to express themselves by parables or comparisons.
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Song of Solomon 8:9
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.