Isaiah 65:1
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.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 65 connects to 10 cross-references. God answers the lament: he was available but not sought by a people who provoke him continually. He will not destroy all but will bring out a servant remnant. A vision of new creation — new heavens and new earth …
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I am inquired of by them that asked notfor 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 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.
I have been ready to give an answer to those who did not make prayer to me; I have been offering myself to those who were not searching for me; I said, Here am I, here am I, to a nation which gave no respect to my name.
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We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.
Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee …
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is …
But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: …
The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift …
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; …
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, …
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established …
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold …