Song of Songs 5:6 (WEB)
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved left, and had gone away. My heart went out when he spoke. I looked for him, but I didn’t find him. I called him, but he didn’t answer.
Fathers and councils · 2
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.12Conference XIII
“I called, and there was none to answer;” and He Himself is sought by the bride who mourns with tears: “I sought on my bed by night Him whom my soul loved: I sought Him and found Him not; I called Him, and He gave me no answer.”” — editor's note: Cant. v. 6.
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Jerome
“So the Song goes on: “I sought him but I could not find him: I called him but he gave me no answer.”” — editor's note: Cant. iii. 2; v. 6.
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Cross-references · 1
Song of Songs 5:6 and Isaiah 42:25 share the same wording (9 words).