Lexicon :: Strong's H1245 - bāqaš

“[fn]On my bed ^H4904 night ^H3915 after night I sought ^H1245 him

Whom ^H7945 my soul ^H5315 loves ^H157;

I sought ^H1245 him but did not find ^H4672 him.

“I opened ^H6605 to my beloved ^H1730,

But my beloved ^H1730 had turned ^H2559 away ^H2559 and passed ^H5674 by!

My soul ^H5315 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 to him as he spoke ^H1696.

I searched ^H1245 for him, but I did not find ^H4672 him;

I called ^H7121 him, but he did not answer ^H6030 me.

“[fn]Where ^H575 has your beloved ^H1730 gone ^H1980,

O most beautiful ^H3303 among women ^H802?

Where ^H575 has your beloved ^H1730 turned ^H6437,

That we may seek ^H1245 him with you?”

“When ^H3588 you come ^H935 to appear ^H7200 before ^H6440 Me,

Who ^H4310 requires ^H1245 [fn]of you this ^H2088 trampling ^H7429 of My courts ^H2691?

He who is too impoverished ^H5532 to make such a contribution ^H8641

Chooses ^H977 a tree ^H6086 that does not rot ^H7537;

He seeks ^H1245 out ^H1245 for himself a wise ^H2450 craftsman ^H2796

To [fn]prepare ^H3559 a graven ^H6459 image ^H6459 that will not be shaken ^H4131.

“You will seek ^H1245 those ^H376 who ^H376 quarrel ^H4695 with you, but will not find ^H4672 them,

Those ^H376 who ^H376 war ^H4421 with you will be as nothing ^H369 and non-existent ^H657.

“The [fn]afflicted ^H6041 and needy ^H34 are seeking ^H1245 water ^H4325, but there ^H369 is ^H369 none ^H369,

And their tongue ^H3956 is parched ^H5405 with thirst ^H6772;

I, Yahweh ^H3068, will answer ^H6030 them Myself,

As the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 I will not forsake ^H5800 them.

“I have not spoken ^H1696 in secret ^H5643,

In [fn]some ^H4725 dark ^H2822 land ^H776;

I did not say ^H559 to the seed ^H2233 of Jacob ^H3290,

‘Seek ^H1245 Me in [fn]a formless ^H8414 place ^H8414’;

I, Yahweh ^H3068, speak ^H1696 righteousness ^H6664,

Declaring ^H5046 things ^H4339 that ^H4339 are ^H4339 upright ^H4339.

“Listen ^H8085 to Me, you who pursue ^H7291 righteousness ^H6664,

Who seek ^H1245 Yahweh ^H3068:

Look ^H5027 to the rock ^H6697 from which you were hewn ^H2672

And to the [fn]quarry ^H953 H4718 from which you were dug ^H5365.

“I permitted Myself to be sought ^H1875 by those who did not ask ^H7592 for Me;

I permitted Myself to be found ^H4672 by those who did not seek ^H1245 Me.

I said ^H559, ‘Here ^H2009 am I, here ^H2009 am I,’

To a nation ^H1471 which did not call ^H7121 on My name ^H8034.

A wild ^H6501 donkey ^H6501 accustomed ^H3928 to the wilderness ^H4057,

That sniffs ^H7602 the wind ^H7307 in her passion ^H185 H5315.

In the time of her [fn]heat ^H8385 who ^H4310 can turn ^H7725 her away ^H7725?

All ^H3605 who seek ^H1245 her will not become ^H3286 weary ^H3286;

In her month ^H2320 they will find ^H4672 her.

“How ^H4100 well ^H3190 you prepare ^H3190 your way ^H1870

To seek ^H1245 love ^H160!

Therefore ^H3651 even ^H1571 [fn]the wicked ^H7451 women ^H7451

You have taught ^H3925 your ways ^H1870.

And you, O devastated ^H7703 one, what ^H4100 will you do ^H6213?

Although ^H3588 you dress ^H3847 in scarlet ^H8144,

Although ^H3588 you decorate ^H5710 yourself with ornaments ^H5716 of gold ^H2091,

Although ^H3588 you enlarge ^H7167 your eyes ^H5869 with paint ^H6320,

In vain ^H7723 you make ^H3302 yourself beautiful ^H3302.

Your [fn]lovers ^H5689 despise ^H3988 you;

They seek ^H1245 your life ^H5315.

“Roam ^H7751 to and fro ^H7751 through the streets ^H2351 of Jerusalem ^H3389,

And see ^H7200 now ^H4994 and know ^H3045,

And seek ^H1245 in her open ^H7339 squares ^H7339,

If ^H518 you can find ^H4672 a man ^H376,

If ^H518 there ^H3426 is ^H3426 one who does ^H6213 justice ^H4941, who seeks ^H1245 faithfulness ^H530,

Then I will pardon ^H5545 her.

Therefore ^H3651 thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068 concerning ^H5921 the men ^H376 of Anathoth ^H6068, who seek ^H1245 your life ^H5315, saying ^H559, “Do not prophesy ^H5012 in the name ^H8034 of Yahweh ^H3068, so ^H3808 that you will not die ^H4191 at our hand ^H3027”;

‘So I will [fn]shatter ^H2865 Elam ^H5867 before ^H6440 their enemies ^H340

And before ^H6440 those who seek ^H1245 their lives ^H5315;

And I will bring ^H935 calamity ^H7451 upon them,

Even My burning ^H2740 anger ^H639,’ declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068,

‘And I will send ^H7971 out ^H7971 the sword ^H2719 after ^H310 them

Until ^H5704 I have consumed ^H3615 them.

“In those ^H1992 days ^H3117 and at that time ^H6256,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068, “the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 will come ^H935, both they and the sons ^H1121 of Judah ^H3063 as ^H3162 well ^H3162; they will go ^H1980 along weeping ^H1058 as they go ^H1980, and it will be Yahweh ^H3068 their God ^H430 they will seek ^H1245.

Kaph

All ^H3605 her people ^H5971 are sighing ^H584, seeking ^H1245 bread ^H3899;

They have given ^H5414 their desirable ^H4262 things ^H4262 for food ^H400

To restore ^H7725 their souls ^H5315.

“See ^H7200, O Yahweh ^H3068, and look ^H5027,

For I am ^H1961 despised ^H2151.”

Qoph

“I called ^H7121 to my lovers ^H157, but they deceived ^H7411 me;

My priests ^H3548 and my elders ^H2205 breathed ^H1478 their last ^H1478 in the city ^H5892

While ^H3588 they sought ^H1245 food ^H400 for themselves in order to restore ^H7725 their souls ^H5315.

But Daniel ^H1840 set ^H7760 in his heart ^H3820 that he would not defile ^H1351 himself with the king’s ^H4428 choice ^H6598 food ^H6598 or with the wine ^H3196 which he drank ^H4960; so he sought ^H1245 permission from the commander ^H8269 of the officials ^H5631 that he might not defile ^H1351 himself.

Now it happened when I, Daniel ^H1840, had seen ^H7200 the vision ^H2377, that I sought ^H1245 [fn]to understand ^H998 it; and behold ^H2009, standing ^H5975 before ^H5048 me was one [fn]who ^H4758 had the appearance ^H4758 of a man ^H1397.

“So she will pursue ^H7291 her lovers ^H157, but she will not overtake ^H5381 them;

And she will seek ^H1245 them, but will not find ^H4672 them.

Then she will say ^H559, ‘I will go ^H1980, and I will return ^H7725 to my first ^H7223 husband ^H376,

For it was better ^H2896 for me then ^H227 than ^H4480 now ^H6258!’

They will go ^H1980 with their flocks ^H6629 and herds ^H1241

To seek ^H1245 Yahweh ^H3068, but they will not find ^H4672 Him;

He has withdrawn ^H2502 from them.