Song of Songs 7:5

Song of Songs 7:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel.

Your hair is like royal tapestry;

the king is held captive by its tresses.

5“Your head 7:5 Lit is uponcrowns you like Carmel,

And the flowing hair of your head is like purple threads;

The king is captivated by your tresses.

5Your head crowns you like Carmel,

And the flowing locks of your head are like purple threads;

The king is captivated by your tresses.

5“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 7:5 I.e. the long, unbound hair of a woman.tresses.

5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel,

the hair of your head like purple threads;

the king is captured in your tresses.

5Your head is like a crown on you.

It is as beautiful as Mount Carmel.

Your hair is as smooth as purple silk.

I am captured by your flowing curls.