Isa 65:1 | NET2full | STEP | “I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; I appeared to those who did not look for me. I said , ‘ Here I am! Here I am!’ to a nation that did not invoke my name .

‏ Isaiah 65:1

The Lord Will Distinguish Between Sinners and the Godly

1 “I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; ^{▼▼tn Heb “I allowed myself to be sought by those who did not ask.”}
I appeared to those who did not look for me. ^{▼▼tn Heb “I allowed myself to be found by those who did not seek.”}
I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’
to a nation that did not invoke ^{▼▼tn Heb “call out in”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “call on.”} my name.