Context 5I am black but lovely,O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon. 6Do not stare at me because I am swarthy, 7Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, Solomon, the Lover, Speaks 8If you yourself do not know, 9To me, my darling, you are like 10Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, 11We will make for you ornaments of gold 12While the king was at his table, 13My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms 15How beautiful you are, my darling, 16How handsome you are, my beloved, 17The beams of our houses are cedars, Parallel Verses American Standard VersionI am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon. Douay-Rheims Bible I am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Cedar, as the curtains of Solomon. Darby Bible Translation I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon. English Revised Version I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. Webster's Bible Translation I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. World English Bible I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar's tents, like Solomon's curtains. Young's Literal Translation Dark am I, and comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon. Library Song of SongsThe contents of this book justify the description of it in the title, i. 1, as the "loveliest song"--for that is the meaning of the Hebrew idiom "song of songs." It abounds in poetical gems of the purest ray. It breathes the bracing air of the hill country, and the passionate love of man for woman and woman for man. It is a revelation of the keen Hebrew delight in nature, in her vineyards and pastures, flowers and fruit trees, in her doves and deer and sheep and goats. It is a song tremulous from … John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament The Banquet of Love. Ss 2:1-4,6,7. Links Song of Solomon 1:5 NIV • Song of Solomon 1:5 NLT • Song of Solomon 1:5 ESV • Song of Solomon 1:5 NASB • Song of Solomon 1:5 KJV • Song of Solomon 1:5 Bible Apps • Song of Solomon 1:5 Parallel • Bible Hub |