Parallel Verses New International Version "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.' King James Bible 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. Darby Bible Translation 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. World English Bible "I am inquired of by those who didn't ask; I am found by those who didn't seek me: I said, See me, see me, to a nation that was not called by my name. Young's Literal Translation I have been inquired of by those who asked not, I have been found by those who sought Me not, I have said, 'Behold Me, behold Me,' Unto a nation not calling in My name. Isaiah 65:1 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleI am sought of them that asked not for me "I am made known to those that asked not for me" - נדרשתי nidrashti, εμφανης εγενομην, the Septuagint, Alexandrian, and St. Paul, Romans 10:20; who has however inverted the order of the phrases, εμφανης εγενομην, "I was made manifest, "and ευρεδην, "I was found, "from that which they have in the Septuagint. נדרשתי nidrashti means, "I am sought so as to be found." Vitringa. If this be the true meaning of the word, then שאלו shaalu, "that asked," which follows, should seem defective, the verb wanting its object: but two MSS., one of them ancient, have שאלוני shealuni, "asked me;" and another MS. שאלו לי shealu li, "asked for me;" one or other of which seems to be right. But Cocceius in Lex., and Vitringa in his translation, render נדרשתי nidrashti, by "I have answered;" and so the verb is rendered by all the ancient Versions in Ezekiel 20:3, Ezekiel 20:31. If this be right, the translation will be, "I have answered those that asked not." I leave this to the reader's judgment; but have followed in my translation the Septuagint and St. Paul, and the MSS. above mentioned. בקשני bikeshuni is written regularly and fully in above a hundred MSS. and in the oldest edition, בקשוני bikeshuni. - L. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I am sought Romans 9:24-26,30 Even us, whom he has called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles... behold unto Isaiah 63:19 We are yours: you never bore rule over them; they were not called by your name. Library 'The God of the Amen''He who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth.'--ISAIAH lxv. 16. The full beauty and significance of these remarkable words are only reached when we attend to the literal rendering of a part of them which is obscured in our version. As they stand in the original they have, in both cases, instead of the vague expression, 'The God of truth,' the singularly picturesque one, 'The God of the Amen.' I. Note … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Baptism of Kallihirua Exposition of the Moral Law. Divine Support and Protection Cross References Romans 9:24 even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles? Romans 10:20 And Isaiah boldly says, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me." Isaiah 63:19 We are yours from of old; but you have not ruled over them, they have not been called by your name. Hosea 1:10 "Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. In the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' they will be called 'children of the living God.' Jump to Previous Access Found Hand Inquired Nation Offering Permitted Prayer Ready Revealed Seek SoughtJump to Next Access Found Hand Inquired Nation Offering Permitted Prayer Ready Revealed Seek SoughtLinks Isaiah 65:1 NIVIsaiah 65:1 NLT Isaiah 65:1 ESV Isaiah 65:1 NASB Isaiah 65:1 KJV Isaiah 65:1 Bible Apps Isaiah 65:1 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 65:1 Chinese Bible Isaiah 65:1 French Bible Isaiah 65:1 German Bible Isaiah 65:1 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |