Song of Solomon 5:7
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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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I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?”
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
Let 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.
Let 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.
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.
They 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.
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,
Blessed 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.