Isaiah
King James Version (KJV)
Isaiah 40:23
“That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.”
King James Version (KJV)
Isaiah 40:23 Context
20He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. 21Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: 23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. 24Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
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Other Translations
That bringeth the princes to nothing; hee maketh the Iudges of the earth as vanitie.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
He {it is} who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He makes rulers come to nothing; the judges of the earth are of no value.
- Basic English Bible
that bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
- Darby Bible
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
- Webster's Bible
who brings princes to nothing; who makes the judges of the earth like meaningless.
- World English Bible
He who is making princes become nothing, Judges of earth as emptiness hath made;
- Youngs Literal Bible
That bringeth princes to nothing; He maketh the judges of the earth as a thing of nought.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
He {it is} who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He makes rulers come to nothing; the judges of the earth are of no value.
- Basic English Bible
that bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
- Darby Bible
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
- Webster's Bible
who brings princes to nothing; who makes the judges of the earth like meaningless.
- World English Bible
He who is making princes become nothing, Judges of earth as emptiness hath made;
- Youngs Literal Bible
That bringeth princes to nothing; He maketh the judges of the earth as a thing of nought.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 40:23
40:21 Known - God to be the only true God, the maker and governor of the world.
40:22 Sitteth - Far above this round earth, even in the highest heavens; from whence he looketh down upon the earth, where men appear to him like grasshoppers. As here we have the circle of the earth, so elsewhere we read of the circle of heaven, #Job 22:14|, and of the circle of the deep, or sea, #Prov 8:27|, because the form of the heaven, and earth and sea is circular. Spreadeth - For the benefit of the earth and of mankind, that all parts might partake of its comfortable influences.
40:24 Sown - They shall take no root, for planting and sowing are in order to taking root. They shall not continue and flourish, as they have vainly imagined, but shall be rooted up and perish.