Graphic Bible · Scene 7 of 16

Aftermath of the woman's mistreatment in a dark city lane: she stands bruised but fully clothed as a guard holds her outer cloak, restrained non-graphic depiction.
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Song of Songs 5:7

Wounded by Watchmen

The Door and the Missing Beloved · Song of Songs 5

Story guide: The woman's search becomes painful when the watchmen strike her and take her cloak. Notice the guard holding the outer garment and her distressed face. These details acknowledge the harm without dwelling on violence; the poem shifts from unanswered longing to exposure and mistreatment in the city.

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7The watchmen who patrol the city found me; they struck me, they wounded me; the guards on the walls took my cloak from me.

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