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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.
Song of Solomon 1:6 — KJV
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Song of Solomon 1:6
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
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Commentary
Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:6
Theological / DevotionalLooked upon me. This is evidence that her blackness was due to the sun rather than to her race. The LXX here reads, “the sun has looked unfavorably upon me.”
My mother’s children. It seems that the bride’s older brothers had left their little sister to take care of the vineyards, thus causing her to become sunburned.
Mine own vineyard. That is, her own personal beauty (see ch. 8:12). Her brothers had not allowed her the leisure or the opportunity to give attention to her appearance.
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