Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
This saying comes from one of the one thousand and five songs or poems composed by Solomon. It is poetry cast in vivid, warm, Eastern figurative language, an Oriental love poem. It unfolds as part of a dialogue carried on between various parties. Its imagery belongs to the time in which it was written, so present-day objections raised against some of its imagery disappear when it is read in its own setting.
It is a poetical picture or parable of Christ and His church. It displays His wonderful love for her and her answering love to Him, though her love often lacks faithfulness and constancy. It is to be read alone with God with that picture of Christ and His church kept in mind.
This saying comes from one of the one thousand and five songs or poems composed by Solomon. It is poetry cast in vivid, warm, Eastern figurative language, an Oriental love poem. It unfolds as part of a dialogue carried on between various parties. Its imagery belongs to the time in which it was written, so present-day objections raised against some of its imagery disappear when it is read in its own setting.
It is a poetical picture or parable of Christ and His church. It displays His wonderful love for her and her answering love to Him, though her love often lacks faithfulness and constancy. It is to be read alone with God with that picture of Christ and His church kept in mind.