Song of Solomon 5:7 — Bible Verse (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.”
Song of Solomon 5:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Song of Solomon 5:7 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Song of Solomon 5:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Song of Solomon 5:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Song of Solomon 5:7 — World English Bible
Song of Solomon 5:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Song of Solomon 5:7 — American Standard Version
Song of Solomon 5:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 — Young's Literal Translation
Song of Solomon 5:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Song of Solomon 5:7 — Darby Translation
Song of Solomon 5:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The watchmen that went about the citie, founde me: they smote me and wounded me: the watchmen of the walles tooke away my vaile from me.”
Song of Solomon 5:7 — Geneva Bible
Song of Solomon 5:7 in Context — Song of Solomon 5
5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
6 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.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, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
What Does Song of Solomon 5:7 Mean?
Song of Solomon 5:7 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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