Isaiah 40:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He [it is] who reducesהַנֹּותֵ֥ן
(han·no·v·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
rulersרֹוזְנִ֖ים
(ro·vz·nim)
7336: to be weighty, judicious or commandinga prim. root
to nothing,לְאָ֑יִן
(le·'a·yin;)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
Who makesעָשָֽׂה׃
(a·sah.)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
the judgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵי
(sho·fe·tei)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root
of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
meaningless.כַּתֹּ֥הוּ
(kat·to·hu)
8414: formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptinessfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
That bringeth
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
the princes
razan  (raw-zan')
probably to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) honorable -- prince, ruler.
to nothing he maketh
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
the judges
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
as vanity
tohuw  (to'-hoo)
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He it is who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.

King James Bible
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He reduces princes to nothing and makes judges of the earth irrational.

International Standard Version
who brings princes to nothing, and makes void the rulers of the earth.

NET Bible
He is the one who reduces rulers to nothing; he makes the earth's leaders insignificant.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He makes rulers unimportant and makes earthly judges worth nothing.

King James 2000 Bible
That brings the princes to nothing; he makes the judges of the earth as nothing.
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