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Isaiah 40:17
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Isaiah 40:17
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Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing.
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Isaiah 40:17 in Other Translations
KJV
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All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
ESV
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All the nations are as nothing before him, they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.
NLT
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The nations of the world are worth nothing to him. In his eyes they count for less than nothing— mere emptiness and froth.
MSG
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All the nations add up to simply nothing before him - less than nothing is more like it. A minus.
CSB
17
All the nations are as nothing before Him; they are considered by Him as nothingness and emptiness.
Isaiah 40:17 In-Context
15
Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.
16
Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.
17
Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing.
18
With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?
19
As for an idol, a metalworker casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.
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1.
Isaiah 30:28
2.
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Job 12:19
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Isaiah 29:7
3.
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Isaiah 37:19
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Daniel 4:35
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