Isaiah 40:23
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
KJV
qui dat secretorum scrutatores quasi non sint, judices terræ velut inane fecit.
Vulgate
ὁ διδοὺς ἄρχοντας ὡς οὐδὲν ἄρχειν, τὴν δὲ γῆν ὡς οὐδὲν ἐποίησεν.
LXX
that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
ASV
הַ/נּוֹתֵ֥ן רוֹזְנִ֖ים לְ/אָ֑יִן שֹׁ֥פְטֵי אֶ֖רֶץ כַּ/תֹּ֥הוּ עָשָֽׂה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
נוּ
nv
verb · 199×
רוֹזְנִ֗ים
rvznym
verb · 6×
תֹ֖הוּ
thv
noun · 20×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. But what do you say, O man? Christ became a slave for you, having taken the form of a slave, Philippians 2:7 and was crucified, and rose again. And when you ought for this reason to adore Him risen and admire His loving kindness; because what neither father, nor friend, nor son, did for you, all this the Lord wrought for you, the enemy and offender — when, I say, you ought t…
Cross-references
- Isa 34:12 — They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
- Jer 10:24 — O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
- Jer 25:18 — To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;
- Job 12:21 — He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
- Ps 107:40 — He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.