Isaiah 65:1

I let Myself be sought of them 1 that asked not for Me; 1 I let Myself be found of them 1 that sought me not; 1 I said: Hineni, behold Me, 1 unto a Goy (Nation, People) that was not called by My Shem. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 spread out My yad kol hayom 1 unto an Am Sorer (stubbornly rebellious people), 1 which walketh in a derech lo tov, 1 after their own machshevot (thoughts); 1

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Cross References

Psalms 22:27The anavim (meek) shall eat and be satisfied; 1 they that seek Him shall praise Hashem. 1 Let your levav live forever! 1

Isaiah 11:10And in Yom HaHu there shall be a Shoresh Yishai, which shall stand for a nes (banner) for the peoples; to Him + 11:10 Moshiach will the Goyim seek; and His menucha (resting place) shall be kavod.

Isaiah 41:27The rishon shall say to Tziyon, Hinei, behold them; 1 and I will give to Yerushalayim mevaser (one that bringeth good news). 1

Isaiah 45:22Turn unto Me, and be ye saved, 1 kol afsei Eretz (all the ends of the Earth); 1 I am El (G-d), 1 and there is no other. + 45:22 G-d 1

Isaiah 63:19We have become such as them 1 over whom Thou hast never ruled, 1 those who were not called by Shimecha (Thy Name). 1 so that the harim might shake at Thy presence,

Zechariah 2:11Come, save thyself, O Tziyon, 1 thou that dwellest with the Bat Bavel. 1

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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