Bible Verses About Bride: Figurative

Hearken, O daughter, and see, incline thine ear, And forget thy people, and thy father's house,

And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he is thy lord--bow thyself to him,

And the daughter of Tyre with a present, The rich of the people do appease thy face.

All glory is the daughter of the king within, Of gold-embroidered work is her clothing.

In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins--after her--her companions, Are brought to thee.

They are brought with joy and gladness, They come into the palace of the king.

Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for princes in all the earth.

I make mention of Thy name in all generations, Therefore do peoples praise Thee, To the age, and for ever!

And I pass over by thee, and I see thee, And lo, thy time is a time of loves, And I spread My skirt over thee, And I cover thy nakedness, And I swear to thee, and come in to a covenant with thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And thou dost become Mine.

And I do wash thee with water, And I wash away thy blood from off thee, And I anoint thee with perfume.

And I clothe thee with embroidery, And I shoe thee with badger's skin, And I gird thee with fine linen, And I cover thee with figured silk.

And I adorn thee with adornments, And I give bracelets for thy hands, And a chain for thy neck.

And I give a ring for thy nose, And rings for thine ears, And a crown of beauty on thy head.

And thou dost put on gold and silver, And thy clothing is fine linen, And figured silk and embroidery, Fine flour, and honey, and oil thou hast eaten, And thou art very very beautiful, And dost go prosperously to the kingdom.

And go forth doth thy name among nations, Because of thy beauty--for it is complete, In My honour that I have set upon thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

may we rejoice and exult, and give the glory to Him, because come did the marriage of the Lamb, and his wife did make herself ready;

and there was given to her that she may be arrayed with fine linen, pure and shining, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.'