Isaiah 41:28

28 But I look and there is no man, and [I look] among these and there is no counselor, that I might ask them and they might answer a word.

Isaiah 41:28 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 41:28

For I beheld, and there was no man
Among all the Pagan priests and prophets, that could foretell things to come; or could prove that their idols did or could say anything in favour of them: even amongst them, and there was no counsellor:
none that could be advocates for these idols, and plead their cause; or could give any good advice and counsel to persons that needed it, and who applied to them or their idols for it: that, when I asked of them, could answer a word;
when asked what they had to say on behalf of their gods they worshipped, were dumb and speechless; moreover, all this may be said of the idols themselves, that there was none among them that could foretell a future event, or give any wholesome counsel to their worshippers, or could say anything in their own defence; and therefore, to close the controversy, the following sentence is pronounced.

Isaiah 41:28 In-Context

26 Who declared [it] from [the] {beginning} {so that} we might know, and {beforehand} {so that} we might say, "[He is] {right}!" Indeed, there was no one who declared [it]; Indeed, there was no one who proclaimed [it]. Indeed there was no one who heard your words.

27 First to Zion, look! Look at them! And I give a herald of good tidings to Jerusalem.

28 But I look and there is no man, and [I look] among these and there is no counselor, that I might ask them and they might answer a word.

29 Look! All of them [are] deception; their works [are] nothing; their images [are] wind and emptiness.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "And"
• [b]. Or "and"