Isaiah 65:1

I am sought out of them that inquired not [for me], I am found of them that sought me not; I have said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.

Darby Translation

In The King 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.

In Context

2I have stretched out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, who walk in a way not good, after their own thoughts;

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Cross References

Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee:

Isaiah 11:10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, standing as a banner of the peoples: the nations shall seek it; and his resting-place shall be glory.

Isaiah 41:27The first, [I said] to Zion, Behold, behold them! and to Jerusalem, I will give one that bringeth glad tidings.

Isaiah 45:22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I [am] God, and there is none else.

Isaiah 63:19We have become [like those] over whom thou never barest rule, those not called by thy name.

Zechariah 2:11And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be unto me for a people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 65:1

We are now drawing towards the conclusion of this evangelical prophecy, the last two chapters of which direct us to look as far forward as the new heavens and the new earth, the new world which the gospel dispensation should bring in, and the separation that should by it be made between the precious and the vile. "For judgment" (says Christ) "have I come into this world." And why should it seem absurd that the prophet here should speak of that to which all the prophets bore witness? 1 Pet. i. 10, 11 . The… Read the whole commentary →

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