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Song of Solomon 1:4-6
1599 Geneva Bible
Song of Solomon 1:4-6
1599 Geneva Bible
4 I am [a]black, O daughters of Jerusalem, but comely, as the tents of [b]Kedar, and as the [c]curtains of Solomon.
5 Regard ye me not because I am [d]black: for the [e]sun hath looked upon me. The [f]sons of my mother were angry against me: they made me the keeper of the vines: but I [g]kept not mine own vine.
6 Show me, [h]O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest at noon: for why should I be as she that turneth aside to the stocks of [i]thy companions?
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- Song of Solomon 1:4 The Church confesseth her spots and sin, but hath confidence in the favor of Christ.
- Song of Solomon 1:4 Kedar was Ishmael’s son, of whom came the Arabians that dwelt in tents.
- Song of Solomon 1:4 Which within were all set with precious stones and Jewels.
- Song of Solomon 1:5 Consider not the Church by the outward appearance.
- Song of Solomon 1:5 The corruption of nature through sin and afflictions.
- Song of Solomon 1:5 Mine own brethren, which should have most favored me.
- Song of Solomon 1:5 She confesseth her own negligence.
- Song of Solomon 1:6 The spouse feeling her fault fleeth to her husband only for succor.
- Song of Solomon 1:6 Whom thou hast called to the dignity of pastors, and they set forth their own dreams instead of thy doctrine.
Song of Songs 1:4-6
New International Version
Song of Songs 1:4-6
New International Version
4 Take me away with you—let us hurry!
Let the king bring me into his chambers.(A)
Friends
She
How right they are to adore you!
5 Dark am I, yet lovely,(D)
daughters of Jerusalem,(E)
dark like the tents of Kedar,(F)
like the tent curtains of Solomon.[b]
6 Do not stare at me because I am dark,
because I am darkened by the sun.
My mother’s sons were angry with me
and made me take care of the vineyards;(G)
my own vineyard I had to neglect.
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 1:4 The Hebrew is masculine singular.
- Song of Songs 1:5 Or Salma
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