Romans 10:20

Salvation God's presence The stranger and outcast

¹⁸ But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

¹⁹ I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”

And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”

²¹ But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
KJV: But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
WEB: Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.”
ASV: And Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I became manifest unto them that asked not of me.
DARBY: But Esaias is very bold, and says, I have been found by those not seeking me; I have become manifest to those not inquiring after me.
BLB: And Isaiah is very bold and says: “I was found by those not seeking Me; I made [Myself] manifest to those not inquiring after Me.”

ÅB: og Jesaja våger seg til å si: «Jeg ble funnet av dem som ikke søkte meg; jeg åpenbarte meg for dem som ikke spurte etter meg»
OTB: Og Jesaja erklærer med selvtillit,
“Jeg ble funnet av dem som ikke søkte meg;
Jeg åpenbarte meg for dem som ikke spurte etter meg.”
B1930: og Esaias våger sig til å si: Jeg blev funnet av dem som ikke søkte mig; jeg åpenbarte mig for dem som ikke spurte efter mig;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 65:1–2
“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 My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’
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Romans 9:30
What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
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Isaiah 55:4–5
Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
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Matthew 22:9–10
Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
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Isaiah 49:6
He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
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Ephesians 6:19–20
Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
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Isaiah 52:15
so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
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Luke 14:23
So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
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