Song of Solomon 7:5

³ Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.

⁴ Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.

Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.

⁶ How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!

⁷ Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters of fruit.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
KJV: Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
WEB: Your head on you is like Carmel. The hair of your head like purple. The king is held captive in its tresses.
ASV: Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses [thereof].
DARBY: Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the locks of thy head like purple; The king is fettered by [thy] ringlets!
BLB: Your head [is] upon you like Carmel, and the hair of your head [is] like purple—a king is bound in the tresses!

ÅB: Ditt hode hever seg slik som Karmel; ditt bølgende hår er som purpur; kongen er fanget i dine lokker.
OTB: Ditt hode er majestetisk som Karmel, Og det flytende håret på ditt hode ligner purpurtråder; Kongen er fortryllet av dine lokker.
B1930: Ditt hode hever sig likesom Karmel; ditt bølgende hår er som purpur; kongen er fanget i dine lokker.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 35:2
It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
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Song of Solomon 4:1
How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
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Psalms 68:24
They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
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Genesis 32:26
Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
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Song of Solomon 5:11
His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
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Micah 7:14
Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
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Revelation 1:14
The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
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Song of Solomon 1:17
The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.
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