Song of Solomon 3:2 (KJV)

Song of Solomon 3:2 · King James Version

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.

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Song of Solomon 3:2 in the King James Version reads: “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.”. Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 3, or compare how other translations render it below.

Song of Solomon 3:2 in the Original Hebrew

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I will rise קוּם qûwm H6965 now, נָא nâʼ H4994 and go about סָבַב çâbab H5437 the city עִיר ʻîyr H5892 in the streets, שׁוּק shûwq H7784 and in the broad ways רְחֹב rᵉchôb H7339 I will seek בָּקַשׁ bâqash H1245 him whom my soul נֶפֶשׁ nephesh H5315 loveth: שֶׁל shel H7945 I sought בָּקַשׁ bâqash H1245 him, but I found מָצָא mâtsâʼ H4672 him not. לֹא lôʼ H3808

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Song of Solomon 3:2 in Other Translations

KJV	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.
WEB	I will get up now, and go about the city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn’t find him.
ASV	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.
YLT	—Pray, let me rise, and go round the city, In the streets and in the broad places, I seek him whom my soul hath loved! —I sought him, and I found him not.
WBT	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.
DBY	I will rise now, and go about the city; In the streets and in the broadways Will I seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

Cross References for Song of Solomon 3:2

Ephesians 5:14 Romans 13:11 Proverbs 8:34 Psalms 43:2–5 Jeremiah 5:1 Psalms 22:1–2 John 1:6 1 Corinthians 15:34 Psalms 42:7–9 Matthew 26:40–41 Song of Solomon 5:5 Psalms 77:7–10 Luke 14:21–23 Proverbs 1:20–21 Proverbs 8:2–3 Isaiah 64:7

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Questions about Song of Solomon 3:2

What does Song of Solomon 3:2 say?

Song of Solomon 3:2 in the King James Version reads: “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.” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 3, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Song of Solomon 3:2 found in the Bible?

Song of Solomon 3:2 is in the book of Song of Solomon, chapter 3, verse 2, in the Old Testament.

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This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Song of Solomon 3:2 in the table on this page.

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