KJV ORIGINAL
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
At night while lying in my bed, I searched for the one my heart loves deeply. I looked for him, but I couldn't find him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is expressing the deep longing and restless searching that comes when we're separated from someone we love with all our heart.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is from the Song of Solomon, a poetic book celebrating love and marriage, likely written by or attributed to King Solomon around 950 BC. The speaker is the Shulammite woman, expressing her passionate love for her beloved. In ancient Hebrew culture, such poetry about romantic love was understood both literally as celebrating human love and symbolically as representing God's love for His people.
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