Song of Songs 1:7

The bride seeks her shepherd-beloved, longing to be with him rather than wandering among strangers. It expresses a desire for direct, unhindered fellowship.

Cross-references · 31

• Song 3:1–4On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
• Isa 13:20She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.
• Ps 23:1–2A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
• Ps 28:1Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
• Gen 37:16“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
• Col 3:14–18And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.
• Ps 80:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
• 1 Jn 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
• Mic 5:4He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
• Matt 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
• Isa 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
• Ps 116:1I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.
• Song 8:13You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!
• Isa 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
• Song 2:3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
• Song 5:10My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.
• Song 5:8O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
• John 21:17Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
• Song 2:16My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
• John 10:28–29I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
• Ps 18:1For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
• 1 Pet 2:7To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
• Isa 5:1I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
• Jer 33:12This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In this desolate place, without man or beast, and in all its cities, there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.
• John 6:67–69So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”
• Song 5:16His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
• John 10:11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
• Song 6:3I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
• 1 Pet 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
• 1 Sam 12:20–21“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
• Rev 7:17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

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