He heard a voice from heaven, like many floods.
He heard the maiden sing a new song.
So did the four beasts and the elders “so sad of cheer.”
This assembly was like the Lamb, spotless and pure.
The father replies to the maiden.
He says he is but dust and ashes.
He wishes to ask one question, whether the brides have their abode in castle-walls or in manor.
[XVI.]
Jerusalem, he says, in Judea.
But the dwelling of the brides should be perfect.