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Song of Solomon 1:5

I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

In Context

4Draw me, we will run after thee! The king hath brought me into his chambers We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember thy love more than wine. They love thee uprightly.

6Look not upon me, because I am black; Because the sun hath looked upon me. My mother's children were angry with me: They made me keeper of the vineyards; Mine own vineyard have I not kept.

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Cross References

Psalms 90:17And let the beauty of Jehovah our God be upon us; and establish thou the work of our hands upon us: yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.

Psalms 149:4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation.

Song of Solomon 2:14My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the precipice, Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Song of Solomon 3:10Its pillars he made of silver, Its support of gold, Its seat of purple; The midst thereof was paved [with] love By the daughters of Jerusalem.

Song of Solomon 5:8I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, What will ye tell him? That I am sick of love.

Song of Solomon 6:4Thou art fair, my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as troops with banners:

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:3-7

The Love of the Church to Christ. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of… Read the whole commentary →

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