Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
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.
New American Standard Bible
They struck me and wounded me;
The guardsmen of the walls took away my shawl from me.
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.
Holman Bible
They beat and wounded me;
they took my cloak
the guardians of the walls.
International Standard Version
The watchmen making their rounds through the city found me. They beat me, they bruised me. Those guarding the walls took my cloak from me.
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.
Amplified
“The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me.
They struck me, they wounded me;
The guardsmen of the walls took my shawl from me.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Julia Smith Translation
They watching going round about in the city, found me; they struck me, they wounded me: they watching the wall took away my veil from me.
King James 2000
The watchmen that went about the city found me, they struck me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The sentinels making rounds in the city found me; they beat me, they wounded me; they took my cloak away from me-- {those sentinels on the walls}!
Modern King James verseion
The watchmen who went about the city found me and struck me; they wounded me. The keepers of the wall lifted my veil from me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So the watchmen that went about the city found me, smote me, and wounded me: Yea they that kept the walls, took away my kerchief from me.
NET Bible
The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. They beat me, they bruised me; they took away my cloak, those watchmen on the walls!
New Heart 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.
The Emphasized Bible
The watchmen who were going round in the city, found me, they smote me, wounded me, - The watchmen of the walls, took away my cloak from off me.
Webster
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.
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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Cities » Protected at night by watchmen
Veil or veil » The removing of, considered rude and insolent
Topics
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References
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Song of Solomon 5:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Maiden's Dream: Seeking And Not Finding
6 I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself; he was gone: My soul went forth when he spoke. I sought him, but I found him not; 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, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, ... What will ye tell him? That I am sick of love.
Phrases
Cross References
Song of Songs 3:3
The watchmen that go about the city found me: Have ye seen him whom my soul loveth?
Psalm 141:5
Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is for them in their calamities.
Song of Songs 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 silver-pieces.
Isaiah 6:10-11
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and healed.
Isaiah 62:6
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, Jerusalem; all the day and all the night they shall never hold their peace: ye that put Jehovah in remembrance, keep not silence,
Hosea 6:5
Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the light.
Hosea 9:7-8
The days of visitation are come; the days of recompence are come: Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the inspired man is mad, because of the greatness of thine iniquity, and the great enmity.
Matthew 21:33-41
Hear another parable: There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.
Matthew 23:2
saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:
Matthew 23:29-36
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the just,
Luke 6:22
Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:
John 16:2
They shall put you out of the synagogues; but the hour is coming that every one who kills you will think to render service to God;
Acts 5:40-41
And they listened to his advice; and having called the apostles, they beat them, and enjoined them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.
Acts 20:29-30
For I know this, that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock;
Acts 26:9-10
I indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.
1 Corinthians 4:10-13
We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye prudent in Christ: we weak, but ye strong: ye glorious, but we in dishonour.
2 Corinthians 11:13
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
Philippians 3:6
as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which is in the law, found blameless;
Hebrews 11:36-37
and others underwent trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, and of bonds and imprisonment.
Hebrews 12:2
looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured the cross, having despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Peter 4:14-16
If ye are reproached in the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you: on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
Revelation 17:5-6
and upon her forehead a name written, Mystery, great Babylon, the mother of the harlots, and of the abominations of the earth.