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Isaiah 65:1

“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!’
Isaiah 65:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

נִדְרַ֙שְׁתִּי֙ לְל֣וֹא שָׁאָ֔לוּ נִמְצֵ֖אתִי לְלֹ֣א בִקְשֻׁ֑נִי אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ הִנֵּ֣נִי הִנֵּ֔נִי אֶל־גּ֖וֹי לֹֽא־קֹרָ֥א בִשְׁמִֽי׃

  1. נִדְרַ֙שְׁתִּי֙nid.Rash.ti“I let myself be consulted”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
  2. לְל֣וֹאle.Lo'“by [those who] not”
    Preposition + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. שָׁאָ֔לוּsha.'A.lu“they had asked”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
  4. נִמְצֵ֖אתִיnim.Tze.ti“I let myself be found”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  5. לְלֹ֣אle.Lo'“by [those who] not”
    Preposition + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. בִקְשֻׁ֑נִיvik.Shu.ni“they had sought me”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
  7. אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.ti“I said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. הִנֵּ֣נִיhi.Ne.ni“here [am] I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  9. הִנֵּ֔נִיhi.Ne.ni“here [am] I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  10. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. גּ֖וֹיGoy“a nation”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  12. לֹֽא־lo'-“[which] not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. קֹרָ֥אko.Ra'“it had been called”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  14. בִשְׁמִֽי׃vish.Mi“by name my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)