Isaiah 40:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.”
Isaiah 40:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 40:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 40:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All the nations are like nothing before him. They are regarded by him as less than nothing, and vanity.”
Isaiah 40:17 — World English Bible
Isaiah 40:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.”
Isaiah 40:17 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 40:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“All the nations <FI>are<Fi> as nothing before Him, Less than nothing and emptiness, They have been reckoned to Him.”
Isaiah 40:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 40:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“All the nations are as nothing before him; they are esteemed by him less than a cipher, and vanity.”
Isaiah 40:17 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 40:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“All nations before him are as nothing, and they are counted to him, lesse then nothing, and vanitie.”
Isaiah 40:17 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 40:17 in Context — Isaiah 40
15 Voici, les nations sont comme une goutte d’un seau, Elles sont comme de la poussière sur une balance; Voici, les îles sont comme une fine poussière qui s’envole.
16 Le Liban ne suffit pas pour le feu, Et ses animaux ne suffisent pas pour l’holocauste.
17 Toutes les nations sont devant lui comme un rien, Elles ne sont pour lui que néant et vanité.
18 A qui voulez-vous comparer Dieu? Et quelle image ferez-vous son égale?
19 C’est un ouvrier qui fond l’idole, Et c’est un orfèvre qui la couvre d’or, Et y soude des chaînettes d’argent.
What Does Isaiah 40:17 Mean?
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