Longed

And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.

Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.

David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”

David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”

For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.

But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,