Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Cities » Protected at night by watchmen
A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Verse Concepts
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
They beat and wounded me;
they took my cloak
the guardians of the walls.
An oracle against Dumah:
One calls to me from Seir,
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
Verse Concepts
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
Veil or veil » The removing of, considered rude and insolent
They beat and wounded me;
they took my cloak
the guardians of the walls.
Walls » Of cities » Kept by watchmen night and day
I have appointed watchmen on your walls;
they will never be silent, day or night.
There is no rest for you,
who remind the Lord.
They beat and wounded me;
they took my cloak
the guardians of the walls.
Watchman » Walls of cities
They beat and wounded me;
they took my cloak
the guardians of the walls.
I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love?”
Watchmen » Paraded the streets at night to preserve order
They beat and wounded me;
they took my cloak
the guardians of the walls.
I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love?”