Song of Solomon 3:4
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I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
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I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
Before I realized it, my desire had set me among the royal chariots of my people.
I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.