23He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.


In Context

20 A man too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot. He looks for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.

21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded?

22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

23 He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.

24 No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.

25 "To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One.

Isaiah 40:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

40:23He that bringeth the searchers of secrets to nothing, that hath made the judges of the earth as vanity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

40:23that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:23that bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

40:23that bringeth princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:23who brings princes to nothing; who makes the judges of the earth like meaningless.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

40:23He who is making princes become nothing, Judges of earth as emptiness hath made;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:23That brings the princes to nothing; he makes the judges of the earth as vanity.