Isaiah 65:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 65:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
נִדְרַ֨שְׁתִּי֙
dârash
H1875
to seek
לְל֣וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁאָ֔לוּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
נִמְצֵ֖אתִי
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
לְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בִקְשֻׁ֑נִי
bâqash
H1245
to seek
אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֣נִי
hên
H2005
behold
הִנֵּ֔נִי
hên
H2005
behold
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
גּ֖וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
קֹרָ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
בִשְׁמִֽי
shêm
H8034
name
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“I was sought by they did not ask; I was found by they did not seek me. I said ‘Behold me! Behold me!’ to a nation, it was not called by my name.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).