“I was found by people who were not looking for me.
    I showed myself to those who were not asking for me.”^[a]

“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.^[a]
2 All day long I opened my arms to a rebellious people.^[b]
    But they follow their own evil paths
    and their own crooked schemes.

⁴ See how I used him to display my power among the peoples.
    I made him a leader among the nations.
⁵ You also will command nations you do not know,
    and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey,
because I, the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.”