What Does Isaiah 65:1 Mean?

“I am sought”

properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship

“me not”

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“of them that asked”

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

“for me I am found”

properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

“me not”

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“of them that sought”

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

“I said”

to say (used with great latitude)

lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if

lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if

near, with or among; often in general, to

“Behold me behold me unto a nation”

a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

“me not”

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“that was not called”

to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

“by my name”

an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character