Song of Solomon 5:7 Parallel Translations

The watchmen making their rounds in the city found me. They struck me! They wounded me! Those watchmen on the walls took my robe from me!(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

The keepers who go about the town overtook me; they gave me blows and wounds; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

DBY:

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.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

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.

WBS:

The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my vail from me.

WEB:

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.

YLT:

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.

Song of Solomon 5:7 Cross References

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Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

5:7 The {f} 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.
(f) These are the false teachers who wound the conscience with their traditions.

WES:

5:7 Watch - men - The governors of the church, who, though by their place they are obliged to comfort the faithful, do frequently discourage them. Smote - With bitter calumnies and persecutions. The keepers - The same with the watchmen, whose office it is to keep the gates and walls of the city. My vine - Which was an ornament of her sex, and an ensign of her relation to Christ. And so the taking of this veil away, signifies their contemptuous usage of her, and endeavours to represent her, as one that had no relation to Christ.

MHC:

5:2-8 Churches and believers, by carelessness and security, provoke Christ to withdraw. We ought to notice our spiritual slumbers and distempers. Christ knocks to awaken us, knocks by his word and Spirit, knocks by afflictions and by our consciences; thus, Re 3:20. When we are unmindful of Christ, still he thinks of us. Christ's love to us should engage ours to him, even in the most self-denying instances; and we only can be gainers by it. Careless souls put slights on Jesus Christ. Another could not be sent to open the door. Christ calls to us, but we have no mind, or pretend we have no strength, or we have no time, and think we may be excused. Making excuses is making light of Christ. Those put contempt upon Christ, who cannot find in their hearts to bear a cold blast, or to leave a warm bed for him. See the powerful influences of Divine grace. He put in his hand to unbolt the door, as one weary of waiting. This betokens a work of the Spirit upon the soul. The believer's rising above self-indulgence, seeking by prayer for the consolations of Christ, and to remove every hinderance to communion with him; these actings of the soul are represented by the hands dropping sweet-smelling myrrh upon the handles of the locks. But the Beloved was gone! By absenting himself, Christ will teach his people to value his gracious visits more highly. Observe, the soul still calls Christ her Beloved. Every desertion is not despair. Lord, I believe, though I must say, Lord, help my unbelief. His words melted me, yet, wretch that I was, I made excuses. The smothering and stifling of convictions will be very bitter to think of, when God opens our eyes. The soul went in pursuit of him; not only prayed, but used means, sought him in the ways wherein he used to be found. The watchmen wounded me. Some refer it to those who misapply the word to awakened consciences. The charge to the daughters of Jerusalem, seems to mean the distressed believer's desire of the prayers of the feeblest Christian. Awakened souls are more sensible of Christ's withdrawings than of any other trouble.

CONC:

Beat Blows Bruised Cloak Guardsmen Keepers Lifted Mantle Overtook Round Rounds Shawl Smote Struck Town Vail Veil Walls Watchmen Wounded Wounds

Beat Blows Bruised City Cloak Found Keepers Lifted Mantle Overtook Round Rounds Shawl Smote Struck Vail Veil Walls Watchmen Wounded

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