6 Bible Verses about Seeking But Not Finding People

On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not.

I opened to my beloved, but my beloved had turned and gone. My soul failed me when he spoke. I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he gave no answer.

And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.

But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.

You shall seek those who contend with you, but you shall not find them; those who war against you shall be as nothing at all.

She shall pursue her lovers but not overtake them, and she shall seek them but shall not find them. Then she shall say, 'I will go and return to my first husband, for it was better for me then than now.'