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Song of Songs 3:2
I will arise now and go about the city,
from The Bride’s Dream, Song of Songs 3:1-5
What it says

She rises to search the city streets and squares for the beloved.

What it is doing

This verse turns yearning into deliberate pursuit.

In context

1On my bed at night 2I will arise now and go about the city, 3I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: 4I had just passed them when I found the one I love. 5O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you