Figurative
the Holy Bible

--Psalms--

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house (45:10)

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him (45:11)

And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favour (45:12)

The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold (45:13)

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee (45:14)

With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace (45:15)

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth (45:16)

I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever (45:17)

--Ezekiel--

Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time [was] the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine. (16:8)

Then washed I thee with water; yea, I thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. (16:9)

I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. (16:10)

I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. (16:11)

And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. (16:12)

Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment [was of] fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. (16:13)

And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it [was] perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD. (16:14)

--Revelation--

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. (19:7)

And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. (19:8)

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (21:2)

And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. (21:9)

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. (22:17)

End of Quotes