Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
upon thee—the headdress "upon" her.
Carmel—signifying a well-cultivated field (Isaiah 35:2). In Song of Solomon 5:15 He is compared to majestic Lebanon; she here, to fruitful Carmel. Her headdress, or crown (II Timothy 4:8; I Peter 5:4). Also the souls won by her (I Thessalonians 2:19-20), a token of her fruitfulness.
purple—royalty (Revelation 1:6). As applied to hair, it expresses the glossy splendor of black hair (literally, "pendulous hair") so much admired in the East (Song of Solomon 4:1). While the King compares her hair to the flowering hair of goats (the token of her subjection), the daughters of Jerusalem compare it to royal purple.
galleries—(so Song of Solomon 1:17, Margin; Revelation 21:3). But MAURER translates here, "flowing ringlets"; with these, as with "thongs" (so LEE, from the Arabic translates it) "the King is held" bound (Song of Solomon 6:5; Proverbs 6:25). Her purple crowns of martyrdom especially captivated the King, appearing from His galleries (Acts 7:55-56). As Samson's strength was in his locks (Judges 16:17). Here first the daughters see the King themselves.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Song of Solomon 7:5:
Song of Solomon 1:5
Song of Solomon 7:6
Amos 1:2
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