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Isaiah 65:1
Contemporary English Version
Isaiah 65:1
Contemporary English Version
The Lord Will Punish the Guilty
65 (A) I, the Lord, was ready
to answer even those
who were not asking
and to be found by those
who were not searching.
To a nation that refused
to worship me,[a]
I said, “Here I am!”
Footnotes
- 65.1 refused … me: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Isaiah 65:1
English Standard Version
Isaiah 65:1
English Standard Version
Judgment and Salvation
65 (A)I was ready to be sought by (B)those who did not ask for me;
I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me.
I said, “Here I am, here I am,”
to a nation that was not called by[a] my name.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:1 Or that did not call upon
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