1 On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him. 2 I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him. 3 I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?”
Song of Solomon 3:1–3
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Song of Solomon 5:5–7
5 I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt. 6 I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he d…
Song of Solomon 6:1–2
1 Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you. 2 My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
Ecclesiastes 7:27–29
27 “Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation. 28 While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman. 29 Onl…
Psalms 37:35–37
35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, 36 yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found. 37 Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
Job 23:2–4
2 “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning. 3 If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat. 4 I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
Sirach 51:13–15
13 When I was yet young, before I went abroad, I sought wisdom openly in my prayer. (WEB) 14 Before the temple I asked for her. I will seek her out even to the end. (WEB) 15 From the first flower to the ripening grape my heart delighted in her. My foot walked in uprightness. From m… (WEB)
Psalms 63:5–7
5 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You. 6 When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night. 7 For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
Song of Solomon 5:1–3
1 I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved. 2 I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My b…
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