Song of Solomon 5:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Song of Solomon 5:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Song of Solomon 5:7 is a verse from the book of Song of Solomon in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my ve..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Song of Solomon 5:7 — 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 (KJV)
Song of Solomon 5:7 in Context — About the Book of Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is an unashamed celebration of covenant love — poetic dialogue between a bride and bridegroom that honors desire, faithfulness, and delight. Believers across centuries have also read it as a picture of Christ's love for His people: strong as death, unquenchable by many waters.
Cross-References for Song of Solomon 5:7
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 5:7: went, about, city
“And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. bar...: Heb. with the bar”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 5:7: went, city, took
“And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem. went...: Heb. went up”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 5:7: went, found, took
“And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 5:7: went, about, city
“Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 5:7: went, about, city
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