Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Kedar » A nomadic clan of the ishmaelites
Let the desert cry out, its towns and the villages where Kedar lives; and let those who live in Sela sing for joy. Let them shout aloud from the mountaintops.
All Kedar's flocks will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you. and they'll come up with acceptance upon my altar, and I'll glorify my glorious house."
For this is what the LORD is saying to me: "Within three years, according to the years of a contract worker, the pomp of Kedar will come to an end.
How terrible for me, that I am an alien in Meshech, that I reside among the tents of Kedar!
The daughters of Jerusalem, I'm dark and lovely like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
To Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed: This is what the LORD says: "Arise, go against Kedar! Plunder the people of the east!
Tapestry » In palaces
There were curtains of white and blue linen tied with cords of fine linen and purple material to silver rings on marble columns. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and other precious stones.
The daughters of Jerusalem, I'm dark and lovely like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
Tents » Of the jews contrasted with those of the arabs
The daughters of Jerusalem, I'm dark and lovely like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
Woman » Of the poorer classes swarthy from exposure to the sun
The daughters of Jerusalem, I'm dark and lovely like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. Don't stare at me because I'm dark; the sun has tanned me. My mother's sons were angry with me. They made me the caretaker of the vineyards, but I didn't take care of my own vineyard.