6 Bible Verses about Seeking But Not Finding People

Night after night on my bed, I sought the one I love; I sought him, but didn't find him.

I opened the door for my beloved, but my beloved had turned away; he was gone! My very life went out when he departed. I searched for him, but couldn't find him. I called out to him, but he didn't answer.

Herod searched for him but didn't find him, so he questioned the guards and ordered them to be executed. Then he left Judea, went down to Caesarea, and stayed there for a while.

But then he passed away; in fact, he simply was not there. When I looked for him, he could not be found.

Those who quarrel with you will be as nothing; those who fight you like nothing at all!"

She will pursue her lovers, but she won't catch up with them. She will seek them, but she won't find them. Then she will say, "I'll go back and return to my first husband, because it was better for me then than now.'