And Isaiahis very boldand says,"I WAS FOUNDBY THOSEWHO DID NOT SEEKME, I BECAMEMANIFESTTO THOSEWHO DID NOT ASKFOR ME."
The wickedfleewhen nooneis pursuing,But the righteousare boldas a lion.
He says,"It is toosmalla thingthat You should be My ServantTo raiseup the tribesof Jacoband to restorethe preservedones of Israel;I will also makeYou a lightof the nationsSo that My salvationmay reachto the endof the earth."
ThusHe will sprinklemanynations,Kingswill shuttheir mouthson accountof Him; For whathad not been toldthem they will see,And whatthey had not heardthey will understand.
"Cryloudly,do not holdback;Raiseyour voicelike a trumpet,And declareto My peopletheir transgressionAnd to the houseof Jacobtheir sins.
"Sothe lastshall be first,and the firstlast."
"And the mastersaidto the slave,'Goout into the highwaysand along the hedges,and compel[them] to comein, sothat my housemay be filled.
For not knowingabout God'srighteousnessand seekingto establishtheir own,they did not subjectthemselves to the righteousnessof God.
Whatshall we saythen?That Gentiles,who did not pursuerighteousness,attainedrighteousness,eventhe righteousnesswhich is by faith;
but Israel,pursuinga lawof righteousness,did not arriveat [that] law.
We love,becauseHe firstlovedus.
