Isaiah 34:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Its nobles--חֹרֶ֥יהָ
(cho·rei·ha)
2715: a noblefrom an unused word
there is no oneוְאֵֽין־
(ve·'ein-)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
thereשָׁ֖ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
[Whom] they may proclaimיִקְרָ֑אוּ
(yik·ra·'u;)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
king--מְלוּכָ֣ה
(me·lu·chah)
4410: kingship, royaltyfrom the same as melek
And allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
its princesשָׂרֶ֖יהָ
(sa·rei·ha)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
will be nothing.אָֽפֶס׃
(a·fes.)
657: a ceasingfrom aphes


















KJV Lexicon
They shall call
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
the nobles
chor  (khore)
white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire ; hence (figuratively) noble (in rank) -- noble.
thereof to the kingdom
mluwkah  (mel-oo-kaw')
something ruled, i.e. a realm -- kingsom, king's, royal.
but none shall be there and all her princes
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
shall be nothing
'ephec  (eh'-fes)
cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Its nobles-- there is no one there Whom they may proclaim king-- And all its princes will be nothing.

King James Bible
They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing.

International Standard Version
They will name it "No Kingdom There," and all its princes will come to nothing.

NET Bible
Her nobles will have nothing left to call a kingdom and all her officials will disappear.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There are no nobles to rule a kingdom. All of its princes have disappeared.

King James 2000 Bible
They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
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