Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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!
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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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 left; and had gone away. My heart went out when he spoke. I looked for him, but I did not find him. I called him, but he did not answer. 7 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. 8 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell him that I am faint with love.
Phrases
Cross References
Song of Songs 3:3
The watchmen who go about the city found me; "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"
Psalm 141:5
Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; do not let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.
Song of Songs 8:11
Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
Isaiah 6:10-11
Make 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 turn again, and be healed."
Isaiah 62:6
I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they shall never be silent, day or night. You who call on the LORD, take no rest,
Hosea 6:5
Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.
Hosea 9:7-8
The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.
Matthew 21:33-41
"Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went on a journey.
Matthew 23:2
saying, "Upon the seat of Moses the Pharisees and scribes sit.
Matthew 23:29-36
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.
John 16:2
They will put you out of the synagogues, but an hour is coming when whoever kills you will think that he is offering a service to God.
Acts 5:40-41
They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
Acts 20:29-30
For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Acts 26:9-10
"I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
1 Corinthians 4:10-13
We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.
2 Corinthians 11:13
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles.
Philippians 3:6
concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
Hebrews 11:36-37
Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
Hebrews 12:2
looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Peter 4:14-16
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
Revelation 17:5-6
And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."