The Lord says,“ I made myself known to those who were not asking for me. I was found by those who were not trying to find me. I spoke to a nation that did not pray to me.‘ Here I am,’ I said.‘ Here I am.’

“素来没有访问我的，现在求问我；没有寻找我的，我叫他们遇见；没有称为我名下的，我对他们说：‘我在这里！我在这里！’

“没有求问我的，我要让他们找到；没有寻找我的，我要让他们寻见；我对没有呼求我名的国说：‘我在这里！我在这里！’

“没有求问我的，我要让他们找到；没有寻找我的，我要让他们寻见；我对没有呼求我名的国说：‘我在这里！我在这里！’

耶和华说：“我向没有求问我的人显现，让没有寻找我的人寻见，对没有求告我的国家说，‘我在这里，我在这里！’

没有求问我的，我让他们寻着；没有寻找我的，我让他们遇见。没有呼求我名的国，我对他们说：“我在这里！我在这里！”

耶和华说：“那些没有求问我的，我让他们寻求我；没有寻找我的，我让他们寻见我；没有被称为我名下的国，我对他们说：‘我在这里！我在这里！’

素來沒有訪問我的，現在求問我；沒有尋找我的，我叫他們遇見；沒有稱為我名下的，我對他們說：我在這裏！我在這裏！

「沒有求問我的，我要讓他們找到；沒有尋找我的，我要讓他們尋見；我對沒有呼求我名的國說：『我在這裏！我在這裏！』

「沒有求問我的，我要讓他們找到；沒有尋找我的，我要讓他們尋見；我對沒有呼求我名的國說：『我在這裏！我在這裏！』

耶和華說：「我向沒有求問我的人顯現，讓沒有尋找我的人尋見，對沒有求告我的國家說，『我在這裡，我在這裡！』

沒有求問我的，我讓他們尋著；沒有尋找我的，我讓他們遇見。沒有呼求我名的國，我對他們說：“我在這裡！我在這裡！”

那素來沒有求問我的、我都準備着讓他們尋求到了；那沒有尋找我的、我都準備着讓他們找到了。那沒有呼求我名的國、我都對他們說：看哪，我在這裏！我在這裏！

耶和華說：「那些沒有求問我的，我讓他們尋求我；沒有尋找我的，我讓他們尋見我；沒有被稱為我名下的國，我對他們說：『我在這裡！我在這裡！』

未求我者、今則訪我、未尋我者、今則遇我、未籲我名之民、我則謂之曰、我在斯、我在斯、

耶和華曰、異邦之人、向未求予者、今將求予、而我聞之、向未謁予者、今將謁予、而我見之、向未歸予者、今將歸予、而我在其左右。

主曰、素未求我者、我亦使之得我、我亦使之得我或作我亦為其所問素未尋我者、我亦使之遇我、素未籲籲或作歸我名之民、我亦告之曰、我在此、我在此、

“ I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said,‘ Here am I, here am I.’

I was ready to be sought by 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 my name.

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.

“ I was sought by those who did not ask; I was found by those who did not seek me. I said,‘ Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that did not call on my name.

“ I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said,‘ Here am I, here am I,’ To a nation which did not call on My name.

“ I was sought by those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. I said,‘ Here I am, here I am,’ To a nation that was not called by My name.

I am inquired of by 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.

“ I was sought by those who did not ask; I was found by those who did not seek Me. I said: Here I am, here I am, to a nation that was not called by My name.

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.

“ 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.

“ I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said,‘ See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name.

Then Isaiah boldly speaks about what God says. God said,“ I was found by those who were not trying to find me. I made myself known to those who were not asking for me.”( Isaiah 65:1)

Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from him. You were not considered to be citizens of Israel. You were not included in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.At one time you were far away from God. But now you belong to Christ Jesus. He spilled his blood for you. This has brought you near to God.

We are those people. He has chosen us. We do not come only from the Jewish race. Many of us are not Jews.God says in Hosea,“ I will call those who are not my people‘ my people.’ I will call the one who is not my loved one‘ my loved one.’ ”( Hosea 2:23)He also says,“ Once it was said to them,‘ You are not my people.’ In that very place they will be called‘ children of the living God.’ ”( Hosea 1:10)

“ But the time will come when the people of Israel will be like the sand on the seashore. It can’t be measured or counted. Now it is said about them,‘ You are not my people.’ But at that time they will be called‘ children of the living God.’

Once you were not a people. But now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy. But now you have received mercy.

Family of Jacob, the Lord created you. People of Israel, he formed you. He says,“ Do not be afraid. I will set you free. I will send for you by name. You belong to me.

What should we say then? Gentiles did not look for a way to be right with God. But they found it by having faith.

In the last days the mountain where the Lord’ s temple is located will be famous. It will be the highest mountain of all. It will be raised above the hills. All the nations will go to it.People from many nations will go there. They will say,“ Come. Let us go up to the Lord’ s mountain. Let’s go to the temple of Jacob’s God. He will teach us how we should live. Then we will live the way he wants us to.” The law of the Lord will be taught at Zion. His message will go out from Jerusalem.

We are like people you never ruled over. We are like those who don’t belong to you.

People from one end of the earth to the other will remember and turn to the Lord. The people of all the nations will bow down in front of him.

“ All you who live anywhere on earth, turn to me and be saved. I am God. There is no other God.

Large numbers of people and nations will come to Jerusalem. They will look to me. They will ask me to bless them.”He continued,“ At that time many people of all nations and languages will take hold of one Jew. They will grab hold of the hem of his robe. And they will say,‘ We want to go to Jerusalem with you. We’ve heard that God is with you.’ ”

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said,“ Look! The Lamb of God! He takes away the sin of the world!

‘ At that time many nations will join themselves to me. And they will become my people. I will live among you,’ says the Lord. Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you.

You too will send for nations you do not know. Even though you do not know them, they will come running to you. That is what I will do. I am the Lord your God. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have honored you.”

At that time, here is what the man who is called the Root of Jesse will do. He will be like a banner that brings nations together. They will come to him. And the place where he rules will be glorious.

I was the first to tell Zion. I said,‘ Look! The people of Israel are coming back!’ I sent a messenger to Jerusalem with the good news.

Zion, you are bringing good news to your people. Go up on a high mountain and announce it. Jerusalem, you are bringing good news to them. Shout the message loudly. Shout it out loud. Don’t be afraid. Say to the towns of Judah,“ Your God is coming!”