Verse 24

Isaiah 40:24

American Standard Version

← Previous Verse Back to Chapter Compare Translations Next Verse →

24 Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

Original Language Text

hebrew

אַ֣ף בַּל נִטָּ֗עוּ אַ֚ף בַּל זֹרָ֔עוּ אַ֛ף בַּל שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ בָּ/אָ֖רֶץ גִּזְעָ֑/ם וְ/גַם נָשַׁ֤ף בָּ/הֶם֙ וַ/יִּבָ֔שׁוּ וּ/סְעָרָ֖ה כַּ/קַּ֥שׁ תִּשָּׂאֵֽ/ם

English Translation

For they shall not be planted, for they shall not be sown, for they shall not take root in the earth; and also, He shall blow on them, and they shall wither, and a storm shall lift them up like stubble.

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

✓ Bookmark

Done.

Chapter 40 Context

1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God (Elohim). Focus ↗

2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniq... Focus ↗

3 The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the des... Focus ↗

4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall b... Focus ↗

5 and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Je... Focus ↗

6 The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodli... Focus ↗

7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the pe... Focus ↗

8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God (Elohim) shall stand forever. Focus ↗

9 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain; O thou that tellest good t... Focus ↗

10 Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his rewar... Focus ↗

11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his b... Focus ↗

12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comp... Focus ↗

13 Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, or being his counsellor hath taught him? Focus ↗

14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught... Focus ↗

15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: B... Focus ↗

16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering. Focus ↗

17 All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanit... Focus ↗

18 To whom then will ye liken God (Elohim)? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? Focus ↗

19 The image, a workman hath cast [it], and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth [for it]... Focus ↗

20 He that is too impoverished for [such] an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unt... Focus ↗

21 Have ye not known? have yet not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not und... Focus ↗

22 [It is] he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppe... Focus ↗

23 that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. Focus ↗

24 Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root...

25 To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal [to him]? saith the Holy One. Focus ↗

26 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; h... Focus ↗

27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice [due]... Focus ↗

28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God (Elohim), Jehovah, the Creator of the... Focus ↗

29 He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength. Focus ↗

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: Focus ↗

31 but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles;... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Isaiah
Chapter: Chapter 40 (31 verses)
Version: American Standard Version

Compare This Verse Across Bibles

Navigate Verse

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31