Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The Beloved about Her Lover: All night long on my bed I longed for my lover. I longed for him but he never appeared.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Holman Bible
I sought the one I love;
I sought him, but did not find him.
International Standard Version
Night after night on my bed, I sought the one I love; I sought him, but didn't find him.
A Conservative Version
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
American Standard Version
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Amplified
(The Shulammite Bride)
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.
Bible in Basic English
By night on my bed I was looking for him who is the love of my soul: I was looking for him, but I did not see him.
Darby Translation
On my bed, in the nights, I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Julia Smith Translation
Upon my bed in the night I sought him whom my soul loved: I sought him, and I found him not
King James 2000
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
On my bed in the night, I sought him whom my {heart} loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
Modern King James verseion
By night on my bed I sought Him whom my soul loved; I sought Him, but I did not find Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
By night in my bed I sought him, whom my soul loveth: yea, diligently sought I him, but I found him not.
New Heart English Bible
By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
The Emphasized Bible
SHEUpon my couch, in the night-time, sought I the beloved of my soul, - I sought him, but found him not.
Webster
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
World English Bible
By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn't find him.
Youngs Literal Translation
On my couch by night, I sought him whom my soul hath loved; I sought him, and I found him not!
Interlinear
Baqash
בּקשׁ
Baqash
seek, require, request, seek out, enquired, besought, ask, sought for, begging, desire, get, inquisition, procureth
Usage: 225
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 3:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Maiden's Dream (?): Seeking And Finding
1 The Beloved about Her Lover: All night long on my bed I longed for my lover. I longed for him but he never appeared. 2 "I will arise and look all around throughout the town, and throughout the streets and squares; I will search for my beloved." I searched for him but I did not find him.
Cross References
Song of Songs 5:6
I opened for my beloved, but my lover had already turned and gone away. I fell into despair when he departed. I looked for him but did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me.
Song of Songs 1:7
The Beloved to Her Lover: Tell me, O you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat? Tell me lest I wander around beside the flocks of your companions!
Isaiah 26:9
I look for you during the night, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn, for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice.
Job 23:8-9
"If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.
Psalm 4:4
Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah)
Psalm 6:6
I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.
Psalm 22:2
My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up.
Psalm 63:6-8
whenever I remember you on my bed, and think about you during the nighttime hours.
Psalm 77:2-4
In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted.
Psalm 130:1-2
A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.
Song of Songs 5:8
The Beloved to the Maidens: O maidens of Jerusalem, I command you -- If you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick!
Isaiah 55:6
Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!
Luke 13:24
"Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
John 21:17
Jesus said a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time, "Do you love me?" and said, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you." Jesus replied, "Feed my sheep.
1 Peter 1:8
You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,