Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
the hair of your head like purple cloth—
a king could be held captive
New American Standard Bible
And the flowing locks of your head are like purple threads;
The king is captivated by your tresses.
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.
International Standard Version
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel. Your flowing locks are like purple, and a king could be captured in the dangling tresses.
A Conservative Version
Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thy head like purple. The king is held captive in the tresses.
American Standard Version
Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses thereof .
Amplified
“Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel,
And the flowing hair of your head like purple threads;
I, the king, am held captive by your
Bible in Basic English
Your head is like Carmel, and the hair of your head is like purple, in whose net the king is prisoner.
Darby Translation
Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the locks of thy head like purple; The king is fettered by thy ringlets!
Julia Smith Translation
Thy head upon thee as Carmel, and the locks of thy head as purple; the King being bound in curls.
King James 2000
Your head crowns you like Carmel, and the hair of your head is like purple; the king is held captive by your tresses.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Your head crowns you like Carmel}; the flowing locks of your head [are] like {purple tapestry}; a king is held captive in the tresses!
Modern King James verseion
Your head on you is like Carmel, and the hair of your head like purple cloth; the King is held captive in its tresses.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
That head that standeth upon thee is like Carmel; the hair of thy head is like the king's purple folden up in plates.
NET Bible
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel. The locks of your hair are like royal tapestries -- the king is held captive in its tresses!
New Heart English Bible
Your head on you is like Carmel. The hair of your head like purple. The king is held captive in its tresses.
The Emphasized Bible
Thy head upon thee, is like Carmel, And, the hair of thy head, is like purple, - The king, is held captive by the ringlets!
Webster
Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thy head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
World English Bible
Your head on you is like Carmel. The hair of your head like purple. The king is held captive in its tresses.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thy head upon thee as Carmel, And the locks of thy head as purple, The king is bound with the flowings!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 7:5
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Context Readings
Solomon's Praise Of His Dancing Maiden
4
your eyes like pools in Heshbon
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon
looking toward Damascus.
the hair of your head like purple cloth—
a king could be held captive
my love, with such delights!
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 35:2
and will also 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.
Song of Songs 4:1
How very beautiful!
Behind your veil,
your eyes are doves.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
streaming down Mount Gilead.
Genesis 32:26
Then He said to Jacob, “Let Me go, for it is daybreak.”
But Jacob said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me.”
Psalm 68:24
the procession of my God,
my King, in the sanctuary.
Psalm 87:2
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Song of Songs 1:17
and our rafters are cypresses.
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Song of Songs 5:11
His hair is wavy
and black as a raven.
Micah 7:14
the flock that is Your possession.
They live alone
surrounded by pastures.
Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
as in ancient times.
Matthew 18:20
Matthew 28:20
Ephesians 1:22
And He put everything under His feet
Ephesians 4:15-16
But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head
Colossians 1:18
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.
Colossians 2:19
He doesn’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body,
Revelation 1:14
His head and hair were white like wool—white as snow—and His eyes like a fiery flame.