Rom 10:20–21: Isa 65:1–2 (MT and LXX)

Says Isa 65:1 reads נִדְרַשְׁתִּי לְלוֹא שָׁאָלוּ נִמְצֵאתִי לְלֹא בִקְשֻׁנִי (nidrashti lelo' sha'alu nimtse'ti lelo' viqshuni, "I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me," BSB). The Niphal נִדְרַשְׁתִּי means "I let myself be inquired of" (BDB p. 205).

Says Swete prints Ἐμφανὴς ἐγενήθην τοῖς ἐμὲ μὴ ἐπερωτῶσιν, εὑρέθην τοῖς ἐμὲ μὴ ζητοῦσιν. Paul's Εὑρέθην ἐν τοῖς ἐμὲ μὴ ζητοῦσιν, ἐμφανὴς ἐγενόμην τοῖς ἐμὲ μὴ ἐπερωτῶσιν keeps its pairings ("found" with "not seeking," "shown" with "not asking") in reverse order, with ἐγενόμην (as in ℵ* and A) for ἐγενήθην.

Says Isa 65:2 reads פֵּרַשְׂתִּי יָדַי כָּל־הַיּוֹם אֶל־עַם סוֹרֵר (perasti yaday kol-hayyom el-'am sorer, "All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people," BSB). Swete's ἐξεπέτασα τὰς χεῖράς μου ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν πρὸς λαὸν ἀπειθοῦντα καὶ ἀντιλέγοντα renders סוֹרֵר ("stubborn, rebellious," BDB p. 710) with two participles, and Q obelizes καὶ ἀντιλέγοντα. Paul moves "all day long" to the front.

Says Paul applies 65:1 to the Gentiles and 65:2 to Israel: πρὸς δὲ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ λέγει.

Uncertain Whether Isa 65:1 itself spoke of the nations is debated. For the nations: גּוֹי לֹא־קֹרָא בִשְׁמִי (goy lo'-qora' vishmi, "a nation not called by my name," literal; Swete τῷ ἔθνει οἳ οὐκ ἐκάλεσάν μου τὸ ὄνομα), set against "people" in 65:2. For rebellious Israel: 65:1–7 reads as one address, and in Isa 63:19 Israel laments being "like those not called by Your name" (BSB).