The watchmen. —See Note on Song of Solomon 3:3.

Veil. —Heb. redîd; Septuagint θέρισ…

The watchmen that went about the city, found me
Of the city and the watchmen in it, and of their finding the church,…

Churches and believers, through carele ne and complacency, provoke Christ to withdraw. We ought to take note of our spiritual slumbers and ailments…