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Song of Solomon 1:5

King James Version (KJV)

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

Song of Solomon 1:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:5

Theological / Devotional

I am black. She probably means no more than that she is dark complexioned.

Kedar. Nomadic tribes of Ishmael (Gen. 25:13) inhabiting the Arabian deserts (see Isa. 21:16; Isa. 42:11). Bedouins usually lived in tents made of black goat’s hair.

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