"Look not upon me, because I {am} black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; th…" — Song of Solomon 1:6

Song of Solomon 1:6 · KJV

“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

Verse 5

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

Verse 7

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest {thy flock} to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? {as one...: or, as one that is veiled}

Song of Solomon 1 — Context

Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. {the upright...: or, they love thee uprightly}

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

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.

If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 8:11-12

Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand {pieces} of silver.

Luke 12:51-53

Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Jeremiah 12:6

For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee. {they have called...: or, they cried after thee fully} {fair...: Heb. good things}

Job 30:30

My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

Mark 4:6

But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Psalms 69:8

I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.

Galatians 4:29

But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him {that was born} after the Spirit, even so {it is} now.

Matthew 10:25

It 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? {Beelzebub: Gr. Beelzebul}