1 On my bed at night I looked for the one I love, I sought him without finding him;
2 I will rise and go about the city, through the streets and the squares; I will seek the love of my heart...
3 I sought him without finding him; the watchmen came upon me, those who patrol the city. "Have you seen the love of my heart?"
4 As soon as I left them, I found the love of my heart. I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother's house to the room of her who conceived me.
5 I beg you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and hinds of the field, not to arouse or stir up love before her time has come.
6 Who is this coming from the wilderness? There seems to be a pillar of smoke, with fumes of myrrh and frankincense.
7 Look, it is Solomon's carriage! sixty warriors escort him, the strongest of Israel,
8 all girded with swords, all seasoned in battle; each is ready with sword at his side, each prepared for the terrors of the night.
9 King Solomon has made for himself a carriage of wood from Lebanon,
10 its columns of silver, its back of gold, its seat of purple cloth, its framework inlaid with ivory.
11 Come, daughters of Zion, see King Solomon wearing the diadem with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, on the day his heart rejoiced.
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Songs 3 is a chapter in which the bride is looking for the groom. She seeks tirelessly through the streets and squares of the city, but does not find him. Finally, he finds him and takes him to his house, where they spend the night together. The chosen verses are:
Proverbs 8:17: "I love those who love me; those who seek me find me." The bride's search for the groom in songs 3 is a reflection of the desire of the human heart by God. Those who seek God with all their hearts will certainly find Him.
Jeremiah 29:13: "You will seek me and find me when you look for me with all your heart." God promises to be present for those who seek him, and the bride's pursuit of the groom in songs 3 is a powerful image of this search.
Matthew 7:7: "Ask, and shall be given to them; seek, and will find it; beat, and the door will open them." Jesus promises that those who seek to find. The bride's search for the groom in songs 3 is an image of this type of search.
Psalm 42:1-2: "As the doe longs for current waters, my soul longs for you, O God. My soul is thirsty for God, of the living God." The bride's search for the groom in songs 3 is an image of the yearning of the human heart by God.
Proverbs 18:22: "Whoever finds a wife finds something excellent; received a blessing from the Lord." The relationship between the bride and the groom in songs 3 is a reflection of the love and intimacy that God wants to have with his people. He blesses them with the joy and happiness that come with an intimate and loving relationship.
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