Song of Solomon 5:7

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

The guards found me in their going round about the city. They struck me, they bruised me, the guards of the walls; they lifted my wrap from me.

Latin

Invenerunt me custodes qui circumeunt civitatem; percusserunt me, et vulneraverunt me. Tulerunt pallium meum mihi custodes murorum.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

Song of Solomon 5:7

the watchmen...beat me and bruised me: The watchmen, who were protectors in Song of Solomon 3:3, now become threatening figures in her dream (Song of Solomon 5:2). Their actions reflect her feelings of being pummeled and wounded.
They took away my cloak: She feels she has lost her dignity.

Song of Solomon 5:2–6:3

One verse earlier, the couple fully enjoys their intimate union. Now the woman feels the pain of separation. In the dramatic interpretation, the woman has been separated from the man twice before and has searched for him (Song of Solomon 1:4–7; 3:1–4). This last time, the separation occurs in her dreams—it is only a nightmare. Her dream seems to continue to Song of Solomon 6:3, given the natural flow of questions and answers between the woman and the young women of Jerusalem.
If the Song is a collection of poems, these poems explore love rather than recounting actual events. This poem reminds us that an intimate relationship is not always easy or perfectly satisfying.

Theme notes and profiles

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Cities: Protected at Night by Watchmen Vail or Veil: The Removing of, Considered Rude and Insolent Walls of Cities: Kept by Watchmen Night and Day Watchman: On the Walls of Cities Watchmen: Paraded the Streets at Night to Preserve Order

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