6 Bible Verses about Seeking But Not Finding People

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

I opened to my love,
but my love had turned and gone away.
I was crushed that he had left.
I sought him, but did not find him.
I called him, but he did not answer.

After Herod had searched and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

Then I passed by and noticed he was gone;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.

You will look for those who contend with you,
but you will not find them.
Those who war against you
will become absolutely nothing.

She will pursue her lovers but not catch them;
she will seek them but not find them.
Then she will think,
“I will go back to my former husband,
for then it was better for me than now.”