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Bible verses about Longing

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Longing, that deep yearning within, is a universal human experience, and the Bible speaks profoundly to this very feeling. Scripture reveals that our deepest longings are often a reflection of our desire for God, for connection, and for purpose. By exploring Bible verses about longing, we gain insight into how to navigate these powerful emotions. We discover that God understands our yearnings, offering comfort, hope, and direction. These verses illuminate the path towards fulfilling our true desires through faith, surrender, and a deeper relationship with the divine, ultimately leading us closer to the ultimate source of satisfaction and peace.

Scripture Passages

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And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

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Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

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And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

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And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

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My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

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I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.

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Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.

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But if thou say to me, We trust in the Lord our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

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Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

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Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

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And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

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And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

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What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

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And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

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Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

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The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

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Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.

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Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.

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For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

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Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:

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Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

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Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

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Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

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Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

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My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

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And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

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This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

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As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

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Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

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So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.

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And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

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This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,

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All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

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And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.

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And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.

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Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

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The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

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And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

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Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

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I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

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The verses explored reveal that longing, in its many forms, is a deeply human experience acknowledged and addressed throughout the Bible. Whether it’s a yearning for God's presence, a desire for justice, a hope for restoration, or even the ache of unfulfilled earthly desires, Scripture offers comfort, guidance, and perspective. These passages remind us that our longings are not inherently negative; they can be powerful motivators that draw us closer to God, prompting us to seek Him more earnestly and to align our desires with His will. Reflecting on these verses, consider what you truly long for. Are your desires rooted in temporal satisfaction or eternal purpose? Use your longings as an invitation to deepen your relationship with God, trusting that He will either fulfill them according to His perfect plan or transform them into something even more meaningful.