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Song of Solomon 5:7

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.

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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.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מְצָאֻ֧נִיme.tza.'U.nithey found meH4672 →
הַשֹּׁמְרִ֛יםha.sho.me.Rimthe watchmenH8104 →
הַסֹּבְבִ֥יםha.soe.Vimwho go aroundH5437 →
בָּעִ֖ירba.'Irin the cityH5892 →
הִכּ֣וּנִיhi.Ku.nithey struck meH5221 →
פְצָע֑וּנִיfe.tza.'U.nithey bruised meH6481 →
נָשְׂא֤וּna.se.'Uthey liftedH5375 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
רְדִידִי֙re.di.Digarment myH7289 →
מֵֽעָלַ֔יme.'a.Laifrom on <the> meH5921 →
שֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.Rei[the] watchmen ofH8104 →
הַחֹמֽוֹת׃ha.cho.Motthe wallsH2346 →

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Song of Solomon 3:3I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?”Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.Ezekiel 33:7As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.Isaiah 52:8Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.Song of Solomon 8:11Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.Hosea 6:5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.Psalms 141:5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.Matthew 21:33–41Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.1 Corinthians 4:10–13We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.Matthew 23:29–36Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.2 Corinthians 11:13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.Acts 20:29–30I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.Hosea 9:7–8The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.Matthew 23:2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.Hebrews 11:36–37Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

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The Meeting of Isaac and Rebekah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Meeting of Isaac and Rebekah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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