'Sought' in the Bible

Madmenah has fled.The inhabitants of Gebim have sought refuge.

O Lord, they sought You in distress;They could only whisper a prayer,Your chastening was upon them.

And they will call them, “The holy people,The redeemed of the Lord”;And you will be called, “Sought out, a city not forsaken.”

“I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me;I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me.I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’To a nation which did not call on My name.