Song of Solomon 7:5

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 tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

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

⁶ How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

⁷ This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

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.

Compare

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 shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
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Song of Solomon 4:1
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
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Psalms 68:24
They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
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Genesis 32:26
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
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Song of Solomon 5:11
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
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Micah 7:14
Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
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Revelation 1:14
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
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Song of Solomon 1:17
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
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