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Song of Sol. 1:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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black.

Isa. 53:2• ²For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. (Isa. 53:2)

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Matt. 10:25• ²⁵It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? (Matt. 10:25)

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1 Cor. 4:10‑13• ¹⁰We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honorable, but we are despised.
¹¹Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
¹²And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
¹³Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day. (1 Cor. 4:10‑13)

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1 John 3:1• ¹Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. (1 John 3:1)

comely.

Psa. 90:17• ¹⁷And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. (Psa. 90:17)

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Psa. 149:4• ⁴For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. (Psa. 149:4)

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Isa. 61:10• ¹⁰I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. (Isa. 61:10)

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Ezek. 16:14• ¹⁴And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God. (Ezek. 16:14)

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Matt. 22:11• ¹¹And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: (Matt. 22:11)

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Luke 15:22• ²²But 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: (Luke 15:22)

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Rom. 13:14• ¹⁴But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. (Rom. 13:14)

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2 Cor. 5:21• ²¹For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. (2 Cor. 5:21)

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Eph. 5:26• ²⁶That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (Eph. 5:26)

O ye.

Psa. 45:9• ⁹Kings' daughters were among thy honorable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. (Psa. 45:9)

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Luke 13:34• ³⁴O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! (Luke 13:34)

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Gal. 4:26• ²⁶But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. (Gal. 4:26)

as the tents.

Psa. 120:5• ⁵Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! (Psa. 120:5)

• As the result of having been in the King's chambers, she gets a true estimate of herself, so that before others she owns her true condition. Discovering what we are in the presence of all that Christ is, we can use the language of the bride and say, "I am black," - black as the tents of Kedar. But if we learn what we are in the presence of Him who is the King, we also learn what His grace has made us, and thus while owning we are black we can also add, "but comely" like the beautiful curtains of Solomon's temple. These are lessons that all God's people have to learn. (“Canticle 1: The Assurance of Love” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.