Song of Songs 5:6

American Standard Version (1901)

I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself, [and] was gone.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

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  • Song 5:2 : 2 I was asleep, but my heart waked: It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, [saying], Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.
  • Song 5:4 : 4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door], And my heart was moved for him.
  • Song 6:1 : 1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither hath thy beloved turned him, That we may seek him with thee?
  • Isa 8:17 : 17 And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
  • Isa 12:1 : 1 And in that day thou shalt say, I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah; for though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away and thou comfortest me.
  • Isa 50:2 : 2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst.
  • Isa 54:6-8 : 6 For Jehovah hath called thee as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off, saith thy God. 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting lovingkindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah thy Redeemer.
  • Isa 57:16 : 16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made.
  • Isa 58:2 : 2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.
  • Lam 3:8 : 8 Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer.
  • Hos 5:6 : 6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.
  • Hos 5:15 : 15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
  • Zech 7:13 : 13 And it is come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said Jehovah of hosts;
  • Matt 15:22-28 : 22 And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. 27 But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
  • Matt 26:75 : 75 And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
  • Mark 14:72 : 72 And straightway the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word, how that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
  • Luke 22:61-62 : 61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how that he said unto him, Before the cock crow this day thou shalt deny me thrice. 62 And he went out, and wept bitterly.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
  • Gen 42:28 : 28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God hath done unto us?
  • 1 Sam 28:6 : 6 And when Saul inquired of Jehovah, Jehovah answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
  • 2 Sam 16:10 : 10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Because he curseth, and because Jehovah hath said unto him, Curse David; who then shall say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
  • Ps 22:1-2 : 1 [For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David]. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [Why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.
  • Ps 28:1 : 1 [[ A Psalm] of David]. Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
  • Ps 30:7 : 7 Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.
  • Ps 69:3 : 3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
  • Ps 77:3 : 3 I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. {{Selah
  • Ps 80:4 : 4 O Jehovah God of hosts, How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
  • Ps 88:9-9 : 9 Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee. 10 Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall they that are deceased arise and praise thee? {{Selah 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or thy faithfulness in Destruction? 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? And thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? 13 But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee. 14 Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?
  • Prov 1:28 : 28 Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
  • Song 3:1-2 : 1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 2 [ 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Song 6:1-3
    3 verses
    84%

    1Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither hath thy beloved turned him, That we may seek him with thee?

    2My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

    3I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine; He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies,

  • Song 3:1-6
    6 verses
    83%

    1By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

    2[ 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.

    3The watchmen that go about the city found me; [To whom I said], Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

    4It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.

    5I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, Until he please.

    6Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the merchant?

  • Song 5:7-9
    3 verses
    83%

    7The watchmen that go about the city found me, They smote me, they wounded me; The keepers of the walls took away my mantle from me.

    8I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, That ye tell him, that I am sick from love.

    9What is thy beloved more than [another] beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than [another] beloved, That thou dost so adjure us?

  • Song 5:1-5
    5 verses
    83%

    1I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

    2I was asleep, but my heart waked: It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, [saying], Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.

    3I have put off my garment; How shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

    4My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door], And my heart was moved for him.

    5I rose up to open to my beloved; And my hands dropped with myrrh, And my fingers with liquid myrrh, Upon the handles of the bolt.

  • Song 2:6-10
    5 verses
    79%

    6His left hand [is] under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

    7I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, Until he please.

    8The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.

    9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: Behold, he standeth behind our wall; He looketh in at the windows; He glanceth through the lattice.

    10My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

  • Song 7:10-12
    3 verses
    77%

    10I am my beloved's; And his desire is toward me.

    11Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; Let us lodge in the villages.

    12Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine hath budded, [And] its blossom is open, [And] the pomegranates are in flower: There will I give thee my love.

  • Song 1:7
    77%

    7Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest [thy flock], Where thou makest [it] to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?

  • Song 2:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    16My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies.

    17Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart Upon the mountains of Bether.

  • Song 4:6
    74%

    6Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.

  • Song 1:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13My beloved is unto me [as] a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.

    14My beloved is unto me [as] a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of En-gedi.

  • Lam 1:19
    73%

    19I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.

  • Song 4:9
    73%

    9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] bride; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

  • Song 1:4
    72%

    4Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee. [

  • Ps 38:10
    72%

    10My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

  • Song 2:14
    72%

    14O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the steep place, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

  • Song 8:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3His left hand [should be] under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.

    4I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, Until he please.

    5Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee: There thy mother was in travail with thee, There was she in travail that brought thee forth.

  • Song 8:1
    72%

    1Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! [When] I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; Yea, and none would despise me.

  • Job 19:16
    72%

    16I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer, [Though] I entreat him with my mouth.

  • Song 4:12
    72%

    12A garden shut up is my sister, [my] bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

  • Song 4:16
    72%

    16Awake, O north wind; And come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat his precious fruits.

  • Song 6:5
    71%

    5Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead.

  • Song 6:12
    71%

    12Before I was aware, my soul set me [Among] the chariots of my princely people.

  • Song 5:16
    71%

    16His mouth is most sweet; Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

  • Song 8:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken for thy voice: Cause me to hear it.

    14Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a roe or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.

  • Song 6:10
    71%

    10Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, Fair as the moon, Clear as the sun, Terrible as an army with banners?

  • Prov 7:15
    71%

    15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.