World English Bible
"who brings princes to nothing; who makes the judges of the earth like meaningless."
— Isaiah 40:23, World English Bible
“That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.”
“that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. ”
“He is the one who reduces rulers to nothing; he makes the earth’s leaders insignificant.”
“He that bringeth the searchers of secrets to nothing, that hath made the judges of the earth as vanity.”
“He makes rulers come to nothing; the judges of the earth are of no value.”
“That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.”
He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skillful workman to set up an engraved image for him that will not be moved.
Haven't you known? Haven't you heard, yet? Haven't you been told from the beginning? Haven't you understood from the foundations of the earth?
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
who brings princes to nothing; who makes the judges of the earth like meaningless.
They are planted scarcely. They are sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. He merely blows on them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble.
"To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?" says the Holy One.
Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, Not one is lacking.