Yesaya 46:7

46:7 They put it on their shoulder and carry it;

they put it in its place and it just stands there;

it does not ¹  move from its place.

Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply;

it does not deliver him from his distress.

Yesaya 65:1

The Lord Will Distinguish Between Sinners and the Godly

65:1 “I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; ² 

I appeared to those who did not look for me. ³ 

I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’

to a nation that did not invoke ⁴  my name.

[46:7]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “cannot,” here and in the following two lines. The imperfect forms can indicate capability.

[65:1]  ² tn Heb “I allowed myself to be sought by those who did not ask.”

[65:1]  ³ tn Heb “I allowed myself to be found by those who did not seek.”

[65:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “call out in”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “call on.”