5Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thy head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.


In Context

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; thy eyes like the fish-pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh towards Damascus.

5 Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thy 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.

Song of Solomon 7:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Thine head upon thee [is] like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king [is] held in the galleries.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel. Your hair is like royal tapestry; the king is held captive by its tresses.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Thy head is like Carmel: and the hairs of thy head as the purple of the king bound in the channels.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses thereof .

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the locks of thy head like purple; The king is fettered by thy ringlets!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held captive in the tresses thereof.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Your head on you is like Carmel. The hair of your head like purple. The king is held captive in its tresses.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Thy head upon thee as Carmel, And the locks of thy head as purple, The king is bound with the flowings!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Your head on you is like Carmel, and the hair of your head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.