4 occurrences in 12 translations

'Sought' in the Bible

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

Verse ConceptsSeeking But Not Finding People

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.

Verse ConceptsLove Towards Christ, Shown ByFinding Love

“I had taken off my dress,How can I put it on again?I had washed my feet,How could I get them dirty again?

I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

Verse ConceptsGone AwayOthers Not AnsweringSeeking But Not Finding People

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Assay (3 instances)
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Sought (223 instances)

King James Version Public Domain