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Isaiah 65:1–2

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aI am sought of them that asked not for me:

I am found of them that sought me not:

I said, Behold me, behold me,

Unto a nation that bwas not called by my name.

2cI have spread out mine hands all the day unto a drebellious people,

Which walketh in ea way that was not good, after ftheir own thoughts;

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Cross references

  1. aCited Rom. 10. 20. So Rom. 9. 24, 25, 26, 30. Eph. 2. 12, 13.
  2. bSee ch. 63. 19.
  3. cCited Rom. 10. 21.
  4. dPs. 78. 8 (Heb.). See Ps. 68. 6.
  5. ePs. 36. 4. See ch. 66. 3.
  6. fch. 55. 7, 9. & 66. 18.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me;

I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me.

I said, “Here I am, here I am,”

to a nation that was not called by my name.

I spread out my hands all the day

to a rebellious people,

who walk in a way that is not good,

following their own devices;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me;

I was found by those who did not seek me.

To a nation that did not call on my name,

I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’

All day long I have held out my hands

to an obstinate people,

who walk in ways not good,

pursuing their own imaginations—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“I was sought by those who did not ask;

I was found by those who did not seek me.

I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’

to a nation that did not call on my name.

I spread out my hands all day long

to a rebellious people

who walk in the path that is not good,

following their own thoughts.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord says,

“I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help.

I was ready to be found, but no one was looking for me.

I said, ‘Here I am, here I am!’

to a nation that did not call on my name.

All day long I opened my arms to a rebellious people.

But they follow their own evil paths

and their own crooked schemes.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“I let myself be sought by those who did not ask;

I let myself be found by those who did not seek me.

I said, ‘Here I am; here I am!’ to a nation that did not call on my name;

I spread out my hands all day to a stubborn people,

those who walk after their thoughts in the way that is not good,

KJV 1900King James Version

I am sought of them that asked not for me;

I am found of them that sought me not:

I said, Behold me, behold me,

Unto a nation that was not called by my name.

I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people,

Which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;