NET Bible
"All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing."
— Isaiah 40:17, NET Bible
“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 nations are before him as if they had no being at all, and are counted to him as nothing, and vanity.”
“All the nations are as nothing before him; even less than nothing, a thing of no value.”
“All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.”
From whom does he receive directions? Who teaches him the correct way to do things, or imparts knowledge to him, or instructs him in skillful design?
Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales. He lifts the coastlands as if they were dust.
Not even Lebanon could supply enough firewood for a sacrifice; its wild animals would not provide enough burnt offerings.
All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing.
To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?
A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.
To make a contribution one selects wood that will not rot; he then seeks a skilled craftsman to make an idol that will not fall over.