Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
I will get up now and go about the town, in the streets and in the wide ways I will go after him who is the love of my soul: I went after him, but I did not see him.
New American Standard Bible
In the
I sought him but did not find him.
King James Version
I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Holman Bible
through the streets and the plazas.
I will seek the one I love.
I sought him, but did not find him.
International Standard Version
I'll get up and go all around the city, throughout the streets, and in the squares. I'll seek the one I love. I sought him, but didn't find him.
A Conservative Version
[I said], I will rise now, and go around the city. In the streets and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
American Standard Version
I said , I will rise now, and go about the city; In the streets and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Amplified
“I said ‘So I must arise now and go out into the city;
Into the streets and into the squares [places I do not know]
I must seek him whom my soul loves.’
I sought him but I did not find him.
Darby Translation
I will rise now, and go about the city; In the streets and in the broadways Will I seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Julia Smith Translation
I will arise now, and I will go round about in the city; in the streets, and in the broad places I will seek him whom my soul loved. I sought him, and I found him not
King James 2000
I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now I will arise, and I will go about in the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my {heart} loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
Modern King James verseion
I will rise now and go about the city, in the streets and in the broad ways; I will seek Him whom my soul loves. I sought Him, but I did not find Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will get up, thought I, and go about the city, in the ways and in all the streets will I seek him whom my soul loveth: but when I sought him, I found him not.
NET Bible
"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.
New Heart English Bible
I will get up now, and go about the city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
The Emphasized Bible
Come! I must arise, and go about in the city, In the paths and in the broadways, I must seek the beloved of my soul, - I sought him, but found him not.
Webster
I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
World English Bible
I will get up now, and go about the city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn't find him.
Youngs Literal Translation
-- Pray, let me rise, and go round the city, In the streets and in the broad places, I seek him whom my soul hath loved! -- I sought him, and I found him not.
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 3:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Maiden's Dream (?): Seeking And Finding
1 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. 2 I will get up now and go about the town, in the streets and in the wide ways I will go after him who is the love of my soul: I went after him, but I did not see him. 3 The watchmen who go about the town came by me; to them I said, Have you seen him who is my heart's desire?
Cross References
Psalm 22:1-2
My God, my God, why are you turned away from me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my crying?
Psalm 42:7-9
Deep is sounding to deep at the noise of your waterfalls; all your waves have gone rolling over me.
Psalm 43:2-5
You are the God of my strength; why have you put me from you? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?
Psalm 77:7-10
Will the Lord put me away for ever? will he be kind no longer?
Proverbs 1:20-21
Wisdom is crying out in the street; her voice is loud in the open places;
Proverbs 8:2-3
At the top of the highways, at the meeting of the roads, she takes her place;
Proverbs 8:34
Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.
Song of Songs 5:5
I got up to let my loved one in; and my hands were dropping with myrrh, and my fingers with liquid myrrh, on the lock of the door.
Isaiah 64:7
And there is no one who makes prayer to your name, or who is moved to keep true to you: for your face is veiled from us, and you have given us into the power of our sins.
Jeremiah 5:1
Go quickly through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and get knowledge, and make a search in her wide places if there is a man, if there is one in her who is upright, who keeps faith; and she will have my forgiveness.
Matthew 26:40-41
And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour?
Luke 14:21-23
And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.
John 1:6
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
Romans 13:11
See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.
1 Corinthians 15:34
Be awake to righteousness and keep yourselves from sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I say this to put you to shame.
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.