Isaiah 65:1

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The Lord Will Distinguish Between Sinners and the Godly“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.

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  • Rom 10:20 : 20 And Isaiah is even bold enough to say,“I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me.”
  • Eph 2:12-13 : 12 that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
  • Rom 9:24-26 : 24 even us, whom he has called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles? 25 As he also says in Hosea:“I will call those who were not my people,‘My people,’ and I will call her who was unloved,‘My beloved.’” 26 “And in the very place where it was said to them,‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called‘sons of the living God.’”
  • Hos 1:10 : 10 The Restoration of Israel(2:1) However, in the future the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea which can be neither measured nor numbered. Although it was said to them,“You are not my people,” it will be said to them,“You are children of the living God!”
  • Isa 2:2-3 : 2 In the future the mountain of the LORD’s temple will endure as the most important of mountains, and will be the most prominent of hills. All the nations will stream to it, 3 many peoples will come and say,“Come, let us go up to the LORD’s mountain, to the temple of the God of Jacob, so he can teach us his requirements, and we can follow his standards.” For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; the LORD’s message will issue from Jerusalem.
  • Isa 63:19 : 19 We existed from ancient times, but you did not rule over them; they were not your subjects.
  • Ps 22:27 : 27 Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the LORD and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!
  • Rom 9:30 : 30 Israel’s Rejection Culpable What shall we say then?– that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,
  • 1 Pet 2:10 : 10 You once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.
  • Isa 11:10 : 10 Israel is Reclaimed and Reunited At that time a root from Jesse will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, and his residence will be majestic.
  • Isa 40:9 : 9 Go up on a high mountain, O herald Zion! Shout out loudly, O herald Jerusalem! Shout, don’t be afraid! Say to the towns of Judah,“Here is your God!”
  • Isa 41:27 : 27 I first decreed to Zion,‘Look, here’s what will happen!’ I sent a herald to Jerusalem.
  • Isa 43:1 : 1 The Lord Will Rescue His People Now, this is what the LORD says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel:“Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.
  • Isa 45:22 : 22 Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.
  • Isa 55:5 : 5 Look, you will summon nations you did not previously know; nations that did not previously know you will run to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he bestows honor on you.
  • Zech 2:11 : 11 “Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on the day of salvation, and they will also be my people. Indeed, I will settle in the midst of you all.” Then you will know that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has sent me to you.
  • Zech 8:22-23 : 22 Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies and to ask his favor. 23 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘In those days ten people from all languages and nations will grasp hold of– indeed, grab– the robe of one Jew and say,“Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”
  • John 1:29 : 29 On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said,“Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 10:19-21
    3 verses
    85%

    19But again I ask, didn’t Israel understand? First Moses says,“I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; with a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”

    20And Isaiah is even bold enough to say,“I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me.”

    21But about Israel he says,“All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!”

  • Isa 65:2
    76%

    2I spread out my hands all day long to my rebellious people, who lived in a way that is morally unacceptable, and who did what they desired.

  • Isa 55:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5Look, you will summon nations you did not previously know; nations that did not previously know you will run to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he bestows honor on you.

    6Seek the LORD while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!

  • Prov 1:28
    72%

    28Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.

  • Jer 29:12-14
    3 verses
    71%

    12When you call out to me and come to me in prayer, I will hear your prayers.

    13When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,

    14I will make myself available to you,’ says the LORD.‘Then I will reverse your plight and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where I have exiled you,’ says the LORD.‘I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.’

  • Isa 45:19
    71%

    19I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob’s descendants,‘Seek me in vain!’ I am the LORD, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.

  • Isa 45:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4For the sake of my servant Jacob, Israel, my chosen one, I call you by name and give you a title of respect, even though you do not submit to me.

    5I am the LORD, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.

  • Acts 15:17
    70%

    17so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, namely, all the Gentiles I have called to be my own,’ says the Lord, who makes these things

  • Prov 1:24
    70%

    24However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one was paying attention,

  • Isa 58:2
    70%

    2They seek me day after day; they want to know my requirements, like a nation that does what is right and does not reject the law of their God. They ask me for just decrees; they want to be near God.

  • 2 Chr 15:4
    70%

    4Because of their distress, they turned back to the LORD God of Israel. They sought him and he responded to them.

  • Hos 2:23
    70%

    23Then I will plant her as my own in the land. I will have pity on‘No Pity’(Lo-Ruhamah). I will say to‘Not My People’(Lo-Ammi),‘You are my people!’ And he will say,‘You are my God!’”

  • Isa 65:12
    69%

    12I predestine you to die by the sword, all of you will kneel down at the slaughtering block, because I called to you, and you did not respond, I spoke and you did not listen. You did evil before me; you chose to do what displeases me.”

  • Rom 9:25-26
    2 verses
    69%

    25As he also says in Hosea:“I will call those who were not my people,‘My people,’ and I will call her who was unloved,‘My beloved.’”

    26“And in the very place where it was said to them,‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called‘sons of the living God.’”

  • Amos 5:4
    69%

    4The LORD says this to the family of Israel:“Seek me so you can live!

  • Zeph 1:6
    69%

    6and those who turn their backs on the LORD and do not want the LORD’s help or guidance.”

  • Prov 8:17
    68%

    17I will love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.

  • Ps 81:11
    68%

    11But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.

  • Isa 45:22
    68%

    22Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.

  • Amos 8:12
    68%

    12People will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a message from the LORD, but they will not find any.

  • Jer 7:13
    68%

    13You also have done all these things, says the LORD, and I have spoken to you over and over again. But you have not listened! You have refused to respond when I called you to repent!

  • Hos 5:6
    68%

    6The Futility of Sacrificial Ritual without Moral Obedience Although they bring their flocks and herds to seek the favor of the LORD, They will not find him– he has withdrawn himself from them!

  • Acts 17:27
    67%

    27so that they would search for God and perhaps grope around for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

  • Isa 64:7
    67%

    7No one invokes your name, or makes an effort to take hold of you. For you have rejected us and handed us over to our own sins.

  • Isa 52:6
    67%

    6For this reason my people will know my name, for this reason they will know at that time that I am the one who says,‘Here I am.’”

  • Isa 48:12
    67%

    12Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I summoned! I am the one; I am present at the very beginning and at the very end.

  • Rom 15:21
    67%

    21but as it is written:“Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

  • Isa 62:12
    67%

    12They will be called,“The Holy People, the Ones Protected by the LORD.” You will be called,“Sought After, City Not Abandoned.”

  • Isa 44:7
    67%

    7Who is like me? Let him make his claim! Let him announce it and explain it to me– since I established an ancient people– let them announce future events!

  • Isa 66:4
    67%

    4So I will choose severe punishment for them; I will bring on them what they dread, because I called, and no one responded, I spoke and they did not listen. They did evil before me; they chose to do what displeases me.”

  • Prov 7:15
    67%

    15That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you!

  • Isa 65:24
    67%

    24Before they even call out, I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.

  • Jer 2:31
    67%

    31You people of this generation, listen to the LORD’s message.“Have I been like a wilderness to you, Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to you? Why then do you say,‘We are free to wander. We will not come to you any more?’

  • Isa 41:9
    67%

    9you whom I am bringing back from the earth’s extremities, and have summoned from the remote regions– I told you,“You are my servant.” I have chosen you and not rejected you.

  • Ezek 34:11
    67%

    11“‘For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I myself will search for my sheep and seek them out.

  • Isa 43:22
    67%

    22The Lord Rebukes His People“But you did not call for me, O Jacob; you did not long for me, O Israel.

  • Jer 2:5
    67%

    5This is what the Lord says:“What fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to me.

  • Jer 35:17
    67%

    17So I, the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, say:“I will soon bring on Judah and all the citizens of Jerusalem all the disaster that I threatened to bring on them. I will do this because I spoke to them but they did not listen. I called out to them but they did not answer.”’”

  • Hos 1:9
    67%

    9Then the LORD said:“Name him‘Not My People’(Lo-Ammi), because you are not my people and I am not your God.”

  • Isa 56:8
    67%

    8The Sovereign LORD says this, the one who gathers the dispersed of Israel:“I will still gather them up.”

  • Jer 2:8
    67%

    8Your priests did not ask,‘Where is the LORD?’ Those responsible for teaching my law did not really know me. Your rulers rebelled against me. Your prophets prophesied in the name of the god Baal. They all worshiped idols that could not help them.

  • Isa 50:2
    66%

    2Why does no one challenge me when I come? Why does no one respond when I call? Is my hand too weak to deliver you? Do I lack the power to rescue you? Look, with a mere shout I can dry up the sea; I can turn streams into a desert, so the fish rot away and die from lack of water.

  • Isa 63:19
    66%

    19We existed from ancient times, but you did not rule over them; they were not your subjects.