KJV King James Version
The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
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Song of Solomon 5:7
The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city. They beat me and bruised me; they took away my cloak, those guardians of the walls.
WEB World English Bible
The watchmen who go about the city found me. They beat me. They bruised me. The keepers of the walls took my cloak away from me.
ASV American Standard Version
The watchmen that go about the city found me, They smote me, they wounded me; The keepers of the walls took away my mantle from me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The watchmen who go round about the city, Found me, smote me, wounded me, Keepers of the walls lifted up my veil from off me.
Surrounding context — Song of Solomon 5
4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door], and my bowels were moved for him.
5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped [with] myrrh, and my fingers [with] sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
6 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, [and] was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
7 The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I [am] sick of love.
9 What [is] thy beloved more than [another] beloved, O thou fairest among women? what [is] thy beloved more than [another] beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
10 My beloved [is] white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
מְצָאֻ֧נִיH4672 · ma.tsato findהַשֹּׁמְרִ֛יםH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyהַסֹּבְבִ֥יםH5437 · sa.vavto turn: turnבָּעִ֖ירH5892 · irexcitementהִכּ֣וּנִיH5221 · na.khahto smiteפְצָע֑וּנִיH6481 · pa.tsato woundנָשְׂא֤וּH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]רְדִידִי֙H7289 · ra.didveilמֵֽעָלַ֔יH5921 · aluponשֹׁמְרֵ֖יH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyהַחֹמֽוֹת׃H2346 · cho.mahwall
Cross-references
Song of Solomon 3:3The watchmen that go about the city found me: [to whom I said], Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?1 Peter 4:14-16If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy [are ye]; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.Hebrews 11:36-37And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:Revelation 17:5-6And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.Hosea 9:7-8The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know [it]: the prophet [is] a fool, the spiritual man [is] mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.2 Corinthians 11:13For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.Matthew 21:33-41Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:Luke 6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.1 Corinthians 4:10-13We [are] fools for Christ’s sake, but ye [are] wise in Christ; we [are] weak, but ye [are] strong; ye [are] honourable, but we [are] despised.Song of Solomon 8:11Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand [pieces] of silver.Psalm 141:5Let the righteous smite me; [it shall be] a kindness: and let him reprove me; [it shall be] an excellent oil, [which] shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also [shall be] in their calamities.Hosea 6:5Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments [are as] the light [that] goeth forth.Matthew 23:2Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:Hebrews 12:2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.Matthew 23:29-36Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,Acts 20:29-30For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.Acts 26:9-10I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.Isaiah 6:10-11Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
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