5I am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Cedar, as the curtains of Solomon.


In Context

2 Let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth: for thy breasts are better than wine,

3 Smelling sweet of the best ointments. Thy name is as oil poured out: therefore young maidens have loved thee.

4 Draw me: we will run after thee to the odour of thy ointments. The king hath brought me into his storerooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, remembering thy breasts more than wine: the righteous love thee.

5 I am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Cedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

6 Do not consider me that I am brown, because the sun hath altered my colour: the sons of my mother have fought against me, they have made me the keeper in the vineyards: my vineyard I have not kept.

7 Shew me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest in the midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of thy companions.

Song of Solomon 1:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5I [am] black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:5Dark am I, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:5I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar's tents, like Solomon's curtains.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5Dark am I, and comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5I am black, but comely, O you daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.