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.
Study Helps
Interpretation
Churches and believers, by carelessness and security, provoke Christ to withdraw. We ought to notice our spiritual slumbers and distempers.
Read with
This thought runs through Song of Solomon 5:6-8.
Glossary
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).