Holy Scripture

Song of Solomon 1:17

A church father on this verse
“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

Source: Septuagint

Original

17The beams of our house are cedars, Our ceilings are of cypress.

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In context

15Behold, thou art fair, my companion; Behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves.

16Behold, thou art fair, my kinsman, Yea, beautiful, overshadowing our bed.

— Song of Solomon 1:17 —

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