“Kedar, from the Hebrew, is translated by the Latin word for dark (accordingly, Kedar among the city of the Gentiles at that time seethed with idolatry), for nothing is more forbidding than serving demons. Thus the Lord scolded the people of Israel through the prophet Jeremiah for abandoning the Lord and for worshiping…”
Gregory of Elvira, 4th c. — EXPLANATION OF THE SONG OF SONGS 1:28
Original
17The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
Modern
Preparing…
Teens
Preparing…
Kids
Preparing…
In context
15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.