Isaiah

Isaiah 40:23

23He brings the princes to nothing

and makes the rulersj of the earth meaningless.

Footnotes

  • j 40:23 Or judges

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He bringsהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןhan·nō·w·ṯênArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
the princesרוֹזְנִ֖יםrō·wz·nîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH7336 be weighty, judicious, commanding
to nothingלְאָ֑יִןlə·’ā·yinPreposition-l; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
and makesעָשָֽׂה׃‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
the rulersשֹׁ֥פְטֵיšō·p̄ə·ṭêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH8199 judge, govern
of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
meaninglessכַּתֹּ֥הוּkat·tō·hūPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness

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Job 12:21 · Psalm 107:40 · Isaiah 34:12 · Jeremiah 25:18–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.