“Hearken to me, you who pursue deliverance, you who seek the Lord; look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were digged.
Romans 9:31 - Revised Standard Version but that Israel who pursued the righteousness which is based on law did not succeed in fulfilling that law. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whereas Israel, though ever in pursuit of a law [for the securing] of righteousness (right standing with God), actually did not succeed in fulfilling the Law. [Isa. 51:1.] American Standard Version (1901) but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. Common English Bible But though Israel was striving for a Law of righteousness, they didn’t arrive. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, Israel, though following the law of justice, has not arrived at the law of justice. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice. |
“Hearken to me, you who pursue deliverance, you who seek the Lord; look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were digged.
Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.”
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it sought. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,
For no human being will be justified in his sight by works of the law, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On the principle of works? No, but on the principle of faith.
Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not; for if a law had been given which could make alive, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.
as to zeal a persecutor of the church, as to righteousness under the law blameless.