Romans 9:30

Israel’s Rejection Culpable

9:30 What shall we say then? – that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,

Isaiah 65:1-2

The Lord Will Distinguish Between Sinners and the Godly

65:1 “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.

65:2 I 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.


tn Heb “I allowed myself to be sought by those who did not ask.”

tn Heb “I allowed myself to be found by those who did not seek.”

tn Heb “call out in”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “call on.”

tn Heb “who walked [in] the way that is not good, after their thoughts.”