Verse 1

Isaiah 65:1

New Living Translation

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1 The LORD says, “I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help. I was ready to be found, but no one was looking for me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am!’ to a nation that did not call on my name.

Original Language Text

hebrew

נִדְרַ֨שְׁתִּי֙ לְ/ל֣וֹא שָׁאָ֔לוּ נִמְצֵ֖אתִי לְ/לֹ֣א בִקְשֻׁ֑/נִי אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ הִנֵּ֣/נִי הִנֵּ֔/נִי אֶל גּ֖וֹי לֹֽא קֹרָ֥א בִ/שְׁמִֽ/י

English Translation

I sought, and they did not ask; I found, and they did not seek; I said, "Here I am," to a nation that was not calling in My name.

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Chapter 65 Context

1 The LORD says, “I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help. I was ready to be found, but n...

2 All day long I opened my arms to a rebellious people. But they follow their own evil paths and... Focus ↗

3 All day long they insult me to my face by worshiping idols in their sacred gardens. They burn... Focus ↗

4 At night they go out among the graves, worshiping the dead. They eat the flesh of pigs and... Focus ↗

5 Yet they say to each other, ‘Don’t come too close or you will defile me! I am holier than you!... Focus ↗

6 “Look, my decree is written out in front of me: I will not stand silent; I will repay them in... Focus ↗

7 both for their own sins and for those of their ancestors,” says the LORD. “For they also bu... Focus ↗

8 “But I will not destroy them all,” says the LORD. “For just as good grapes are found among a c... Focus ↗

9 I will preserve a remnant of the people of Israel and of Judah to possess my land. Those I cho... Focus ↗

10 The plain of Sharon will again be filled with flocks for my people who have searched for me, a... Focus ↗

11 “But because the rest of you have forsaken the LORD and have forgotten his Temple, and because... Focus ↗

12 now I will ‘destine’ you for the sword. All of you will bow down before the executioner. For w... Focus ↗

13 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “My servants will eat, but you will starve.<b... Focus ↗

14 My servants will sing for joy, but you will cry in sorrow and despair. Focus ↗

15 Your name will be a curse word among my people, for the Sovereign LORD will destroy you and wi... Focus ↗

16 All who invoke a blessing or take an oath will do so by the God (Elohim) of truth. For I will... Focus ↗

17 “Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and no one will even think about the old ones a... Focus ↗

18 Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation! And look! I will create Jerusalem as a place of happines... Focus ↗

19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem and delight in my people. And the sound of weeping and crying<br... Focus ↗

20 “No longer will babies die when only a few days old. No longer will adults die before they have l... Focus ↗

21 In those days people will live in the houses they build and eat the fruit of their own vineyards.... Focus ↗

22 Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses and confiscate their vineyards. For my pe... Focus ↗

23 They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are... Focus ↗

24 I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs,<b... Focus ↗

25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. But the snakes wil... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Isaiah
Chapter: Chapter 65 (25 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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