Protestantism
English
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Thy neck is like the tower of David Builded for an armory, Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, All the shields of the mighty men.
As the tower of David is thy neck, built for an armoury, The chief of the shields are hung on it, All shields of the mighty.
Thy neck is like the tower of David, Built for an armoury: A thousand bucklers hang thereon, All shields of mighty men.
Thy necke is as the tower of Dauid builte for defence: a thousand shieldes hang therein, and all the targates of the strong men.
Thy neck is like the tower of David built for an armory, on which there hang a thousand bucklers, all the shields of the mighty men.
Your neck is like the tower of David built for an armory, where on there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Your neck is like the tower of David made for a store-house of arms, in which a thousand breastplates are hanging, breastplates for fighting-men.
Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded with turrets, whereon there hang a thousand shields, all the armour of the mighty men.
Thy neck [is] like the tower of David built for teaching, upon which there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Your neck is like the tower of David, built in courses; a thousand ⌞ornaments⌟1 are hung on it, all the shields of the warriors.
- Literally “shields”
Your neck is like the tower of David, built for an armory; a thousand bucklers hang on it, all the shields of the mighty men.
Your neck is like the tower of David built for an armory, on which there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Your neck is like David's tower built for an armory, whereon a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men.
Your neck is like David's tower built for an armory, whereon a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men.
Your neck is like David's tower built for an armory, whereon a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men.
Thy neck is like the tower of David, Built for an armory, In which there hang a thousand bucklers, All shields of mighty men;
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Like the tower of David, is thy neck, built for war,—A thousand shields, hung thereon, all, equipment of heroes:
Thy neck is like the tower of David built for an armoury, on which hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Your neck is like the tower of David built for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Catholicism
English
Thy neck, is as the tower of David, which is built with bulwarks: a thousand bucklers hang upon it, all the armour of valiant men.
Your neck is like the tower of David, which was built with ramparts: a thousand shields are hanging from it, all the armor of the strong.1
- 4:4The groom describes his bride using the metaphor of a fortress of war. +This image of the tower with a thousand shields is cited in Ineffabilis Deus as a symbolism describing the Virgin Mary, therefore, this is the groom describing the bride. Her strength is from God and is found in God, so she is like an impregnable in her holiness and faith. Also, the neck is what supports the head, and the Church herself supports its head (the Pope leading the Bishops) with the strength and fortitude of a fortress of war.(Conte)