Isaiah 45 2:4

2 I will go before you
and will level the mountains [a] ;
I will break down gates of bronze
and cut through bars of iron.

4 For the sake of Jacob my servant,
of Israel my chosen,
I summon you by name
and bestow on you a title of honor,
though you do not acknowledge me.

John 1:11
He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him