Roma 11:7

11:7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The¹ rest were hardened,

Yesaya 41:8-9

The Lord Encourages His People

41:8 “You, my servant Israel,

Jacob whom I have chosen,

offspring of Abraham my friend,²

41:9 you whom I am bringing back³ from the earth’s extremities,

and have summoned from the remote regions –

I told you, “You are my servant.”

I have chosen you and not rejected you.