λέγει) that the response of the Gentiles to the gospel would provoke Israel to jealousy (cf. 11:11, 14): I will make you jealous because of those who are not a nation; because of a senseless nation I will make you angry. Then in Isaiah 65:1 the prophet boldly predicted (Ἠσαΐας ἀποτολμᾷ καὶ λέγει) that the Gentiles would be found by God even though they were not pursuing him (cf. 9:30): I was found by the ones who are not seeking me, I became manifest to the ones who are not asking for me.