Song of Songs 1:6

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.

Cross-reference

In Song 8:12, the beloved claims her own vineyard as hers — a later resolution to the neglect in 1:6 where her brothers forced her to work others' vineyards.

In Song 6:13, the beloved is called to be gazed upon — contrasting with 1:6 where she asks not to be stared at because of her dark skin.

Psalm 69:8 Parallel

Psalm 69:8 echoes the same alienation from family — 'alien to my mother's sons' mirrors the hostility in Song 1:6.

Jeremiah 12:6 describes family treachery against the prophet, paralleling the hostility from 'mother's sons' in Song 1:6.

Revelation 7:16 promises the sun will not strike the redeemed — a contrast to Song 1:6 where the sun's gaze darkened the beloved.

Job 30:30 Parallel

Job 30:30 describes skin blackened from disease — parallels the Shulammite's sun-darkened skin though causes differ.