Song of Solomon 7:5

Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is captivated by thy locks.

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In The King James Version

Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.

In Context

4Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; Thine eyes are like the pools at Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon, which looketh toward Damascus;

6How fair, how pleasant art thou, love, in delights!

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Cross References

Psalms 87:2Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Song of Solomon 4:1[[Lov.]] Behold, thou art fair, my love! behold, thou art fair! Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy locks are like a flock of goats Which lie down on mount Gilead;

Song of Solomon 5:11His head is as the most fine gold; His locks waving palm-branches, Black as a raven;

Micah 7:14Feed thy people with thy crook, The flock of thine inheritance, That dwell solitarily in the forest in the midst of Carmel! Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all things, whatever I have commanded you. And, lo! I am with you always, unto the end of the world.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 7:2-10

The Beauty of the Church; The Complacency of Christ in His Church. 1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. 2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies. 3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. 4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the… Read the whole commentary →

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