Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
they are considered by Him
as nothingness and emptiness.
New American Standard Bible
They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and
King James Version
All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
International Standard Version
All the nations are as nothing before him they are reckoned by him as nothing and chaos.
A Conservative Version
All the nations are as nothing before him. They are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
American Standard Version
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
Amplified
All the nations are as nothing before Him,
They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.
Bible in Basic English
All the nations are as nothing before him; even less than nothing, a thing of no value.
Darby Translation
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are esteemed by him less than a cipher, and vanity.
Julia Smith Translation
All the nations as nothing before him; they were reckoned to him from nothing, and vanity.
King James 2000
All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and worthless.
Lexham Expanded Bible
All the nations [are] like nothing before him; they are counted by him as nothing and emptiness.
Modern King James verseion
All nations before Him are as nothing; and to Him they are thought to be less than nothing, and vanity.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
All people in comparison of him are reckoned as nothing, yea vain vanity and emptiness.
NET Bible
All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing.
New Heart English Bible
All the nations are like nothing before him. They are regarded by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
The Emphasized Bible
All nations, are as nothing before him, - A thing of nought or a waste, are they accounted unto him?
Webster
All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
World English Bible
All the nations are like nothing before him. They are regarded by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
Youngs Literal Translation
All the nations are as nothing before Him, Less than nothing and emptiness, They have been reckoned to Him.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 40:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Comfort For God's People
16
or its animals enough for a burnt offering.
they are considered by Him
as nothingness and emptiness.
What likeness will you compare Him to?
Names
Cross References
Psalm 62:9
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.
Job 25:6
and the son of man, who is a worm!
Isaiah 29:7
going out to battle against Ariel—
all the attackers, the siege works against her,
and those who oppress her—
will then be like a dream, a vision in the night.
Daniel 4:34-35
But at the end of those days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity returned to me. Then I praised the Most High and honored and glorified Him who lives forever:
and His kingdom is from generation to generation.
2 Corinthians 12:11
I have become a fool; you forced it on me. I should have been endorsed by you, since I am not in any way inferior to the “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.