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Under the figure of a bride the remnant of Israel says, I am 'black,' describing herself as having become dark or swarthy by the rays of the sun; the scorching effect of affliction, Cant. 1: 5, 6: 'burning instead of beauty.' Isa. 3: 24. The kingdom of the Medes and Persians is described as a chariot with 'black' horses, Zech. 6: 2, 6; and in the Revelation, in the third seal a rider on a 'black' horse betokens scarcity. Rev. 6: 5. It is symbolical of what is dismal and threatening.