Song of Solomon 1:5
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.
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look 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 the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
- KJV
- I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
- WEB
- I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar’s tents, like Solomon’s curtains.
- ASV
- I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.
- DARBY
- I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.
- BLB
- Black [am] I, and lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
- ÅB
- Sort er jeg, men yndig, dere Jerusalems døtre, som Kedars telter, som Salomos telttepper.
- OTB
- Jeg er svart og vakker, Dere Jerusalems døtre, Som Kedars telt, Som Salomos gardiner.
- B1930
- Sort er jeg, men yndig, I Jerusalems døtre, som Kedars telter, som Salomos telttepper.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Song of Solomon 2:14
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
Read in contextLuke 15:22
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
Read in context2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:16
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 2:7
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:8
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
Read in contextPsalms 120:5
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Read in contextSong of Solomon 4:3
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
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