Song of Solomon 7:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare and contrast with Song of Solomon 5:15 . The rendering in the margin takes “Carmel” as the name of a color, equivalent to “carmine” (rendered “crimson” in 2 Chronicles 2:7 , 2 Chronicles...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Thy head upon thee [is] like Carmel, and the hair of thy head like purple; the king [is] (c) held captive by [its] locks of hair. (c) He delights to come near you, and to be in your company.
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Song of Solomon 6:13 to Song of Solomon 8:4 . The Dancing Bride and the Rapture of Love. This section also is probably composed of different lyrics, though it is difficult to separate them; we h...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

held in the galleries . captivated by the ringlets. Carmel . the [mount] Carmel.
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries. Shine head - like Carmel - Rising majestically upon thy neck, and above thy shoulde...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thine head upon thee, &c.— Thine head upon thee riseth eminent and majestic, like Carmel; and the tresses of thy head shine like scarlet. Michaelis, however, thinks that the word rendered...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries. Head upon thee - the head-dress "upon" her. Carmel - signifying a well-cult...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-6. The wasf begins with a eulogy of her dancing: her steps in sandals (RV) are lovely, and the circling movements of her body are graceful as ornamental chains. In Eastern dancing the twisting...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Carmel. — Marg., crimson, from reading charmîl, which preserves the parallelism with the next clause better. But the whole passage deals in the author’s favourite figures from localities; and c...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

MYSTICAL INTERPRETATIONS THUS far we have been considering the bare, literal sense of the text. It cannot be denied that, if only to lead up to the metaphorical significance of the words employed,...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2. Solomon ( Song of Solomon 6:4-13 ; Song of Solomon 7:1-9 ). His Musing. (a) Description of the Shulamite ( Song of Solomon 6:4-9 a). (b) Effect on the Virgins of the Vision of Her ( Song of So...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 n...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thine head upon thee [is] like Carmel ,.... Set with hair, thick and long, as Carmel with plants and trees. Now Christ is the church's Head in various senses; he is her federal and representative He...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thine head upon thee [is] like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king [is] held in the galleries. Ver. 5. Thine head upon thee is like Carmel. ] This head is Christ himself, for...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thy head is like Carmel Eminent and pleasant to the eye, and fruitful as mount Carmel was: which may denote that her mind was replenished with knowledge, and other excellent gifts of the Holy Ghost...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Beauty of the Church; The Complacency of Christ in His Church. 1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thine head, which may signify the church's mind or understanding, which is seated in the head, upon thee, which is upon thee, or above the rest of thy body, is like Carmel, eminent and pleasant...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Notes Song of Solomon 7:5 : The King is held in the galleries . ‘In the galleries.’ בָּרְהָטִים ( ba-rehatim ), plural of רַהַט, a gutter, rafter, gallery, a hair or ringlet; from רָהַט, an unus...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Song of Solomon 7:1 . How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, oh prince's daughter! We find the term “king's daughter,” in Psalms 45:13 . The church has assurance that the Lord her Maker is her hu...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

The King is held in the galleries. The King is held in the galleries Christ, the blessed King of Zion, condescends sometimes to be held and detained by His people in the galleries of Gospel-ord...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Song of Solomon 7:1 How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! The joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. To the lad...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Victorious Progress of the Church. The Beauty of the Church's Progress
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Colossians 1:18 ; Colossians 2:19 ; Ephesians 1:22 ; Ephesians 4:15 ; Ephesians 4:16 ; Genesis 32:26 ; Isaiah 35:2 ; Micah 7:14 ; Matthew 18:20 ; Matthew 28:20 ; Psalms 68:24 ; Psalms 87:...
Song of Solomon 7:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Carmel — Eminent and pleasant to the eye, and fruitful as mount Carmel was. Which may denote that her mind was replenished with knowledge, and other excellent gifts of the Holy Ghost. Purple — Whic...

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Song of Solomon 7:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Song of Solomon 7:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Song of Solomon 7:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Song of Solomon 7:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Song of Solomon 7:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Song of Solomon 7:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Song of Solomon 7:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes