Isaiah 41:28

28 et vidi et non erat neque ex istis quisquam qui iniret consilium et interrogatus responderet verbum

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 quis adnuntiavit ab exordio ut sciamus et a principio ut dicamus iustus es non est neque adnuntians neque praedicens neque audiens sermones vestros

27 primus ad Sion dicet ecce adsunt et Hierusalem evangelistam dabo

28 et vidi et non erat neque ex istis quisquam qui iniret consilium et interrogatus responderet verbum

29 ecce omnes iniusti et vana opera eorum ventus et inane simulacra eorum