Verse 23
Isaiah 40:23
Darby Translation
23
that bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/נּוֹתֵ֥ן רוֹזְנִ֖ים לְ/אָ֑יִן שֹׁ֥פְטֵי אֶ֖רֶץ כַּ/תֹּ֥הוּ עָשָֽׂה
English Translation
The one who gives nothing to the judges of the earth has made them as chaos.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 40 Context
1
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God (Elohim).
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Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her time of suffering is accomplished, that...
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3
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the deser...
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4
Every valley shall be raised up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked s...
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5
And the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see [it] together: for the mouth of...
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6
A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the comeliness there...
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7
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people...
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8
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God (Elohim) abideth for ever.
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9
O Zion, that bringest glad tidings, get thee up into a high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest gla...
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10
Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come with might, and his arm shall rule for him; behold, his reward is...
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11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his...
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12
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the heavens with [his] span, a...
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13
Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, and, [as] his counsellor, hath taught him?
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14
With whom took he counsel, and [who] gave him intelligence, and instructed him in the path of judgme...
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15
Behold, the nations are esteemed as a drop of the bucket, and as the fine dust on the scales; behold...
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16
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.
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17
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are esteemed by him less than a cipher, and vanity.
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18
To whom then will ye liken God (Elohim)? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
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19
The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silve...
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20
He that is impoverished, so that he hath no offering, chooseth a tree that doth not rot; he seeketh...
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21
Do ye not know? Have ye not heard? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not underst...
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22
[It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshopper...
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23
that bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
24
Scarcely are they planted, scarcely are they sown, scarcely hath their stock taken root in the earth...
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25
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
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26
Lift up your eyes on high, and see! Who hath created these things, bringing out their host by number...
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27
Why sayest thou, Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and my right is passed a...
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28
Dost thou not know, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God (Elohim), Jehovah, the Creator of...
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29
He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
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30
Even the youths shall faint and shall tire, and the young men shall stumble and fall;
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31
but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew [their] strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagl...
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