Bible in Basic English
"All the nations are as nothing before him; even less than nothing, a thing of no value."
— Isaiah 40:17, Bible in Basic English
“All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.”
“All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity. ”
“All the nations are like nothing before him. They are regarded by him as less than nothing, and vanity.”
“All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing.”
“All nations are before him as if they had no being at all, and are counted to him as nothing, and vanity.”
“All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.”
Who gave him suggestions, and made clear to him the right way? who gave him knowledge, guiding him in the way of wisdom?
See, the nations are to him like a drop hanging from a bucket, and like the small dust in the scales: he takes up the islands like small dust.
And Lebanon is not enough to make a fire with, or all its cattle enough for a burned offering.
All the nations are as nothing before him; even less than nothing, a thing of no value.
Whom then is God like, in your opinion? or what will you put forward as a comparison with him?
The workman makes an image, and the gold-worker puts gold plates over it, and makes silver bands for it.
The wise workman makes selection of the mulberry-tree of the offering, a wood which will not become soft; so that the image may be fixed to it and not be moved.