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Song of Solomon 3:1

On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.

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ASV

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

KJV

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
מִשְׁכָּבִי֙mish.ka.Vibed myH4904 →
בַּלֵּיל֔וֹתba.lei.Lotin the nightsH3915 →
בִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּיbi.Kash.tiI soughtH1245 →
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853 →
שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.Vahwhom it lovesH157 →
נַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.Shiself myH5315 →
בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוbi.kash.TivI sought himH1245 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
מְצָאתִֽיו׃me.tza.TivI found himH4672 →

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1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,Song of Solomon 5:6I 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 did not answer.Song of Solomon 1:7Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.Psalms 130:1–2Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!Psalms 22:2I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.Song of Solomon 5:8O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.Psalms 63:6–8When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.Psalms 77:2–4In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.John 21:17Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.Psalms 6:6I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. SelahJob 23:8–9If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.Matthew 25:5When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.Mark 13:36Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.Song of Solomon 5:2I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

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