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Isaiah 40:23
who 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.
It is He who reduces dignitaries to nothing, Who makes the judges (rulers) of the earth meaningless (useless).
Who brings dignitaries to nothing, Who makes the judges and rulers of the earth as chaos (emptiness, falsity, and futility).
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
He reduces princes to nothing and makes judges of the earth like a wasteland.
God makes dignitaries useless and the earth’s judges into nothing.
He reduces princes to nothing, the rulers of the earth to emptiness.
God brings down rulers and turns them into nothing.
that bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
He that bringeth the searchers of secrets to nothing, that hath made the judges of the earth as vanity.
He takes away the power of rulers. He makes the world’s leaders completely worthless.
He takes away the power of kings. He causes the rulers of the world to be useless.
He is the one who reduces dignitaries to nothing. He makes the judges of the world useless.
who brings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.
who brings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.
He makes rulers ·unimportant [nothing] and the judges of this world ·worth nothing [insignificant; useless].
He bringeth the princes to nothing, and maketh the judges of the earth, as vanity,
He makes rulers unimportant and makes earthly judges worth nothing.
He brings down powerful rulers and reduces them to nothing.
He reduces princes to nothing and makes judges of the earth irrational.
He makes rulers unimportant. He makes the judges of this world worth nothing.
who brings princes to nothing, and makes void the rulers of the earth.
He brings the powerful to nothing; he makes the judges of the earth as if they had never been,
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
It is He who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth utterly formless.
the one who brings princes to nothing; he makes rulers of the earth like nothing.
He dooms the great men of the world and brings them all to naught.
Have you not been paying attention? Have you not been listening? Haven’t you heard these stories all your life? Don’t you understand the foundation of all things? God sits high above the round ball of earth. The people look like mere ants. He stretches out the skies like a canvas— yes, like a tent canvas to live under. He ignores what all the princes say and do. The rulers of the earth count for nothing. Princes and rulers don’t amount to much. Like seeds barely rooted, just sprouted, They shrivel when God blows on them. Like flecks of chaff, they’re gone with the wind.
He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
He makes rulers unimportant and makes earthly judges worth nothing.
Who brings princes to nought and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
It is He who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
He it is who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of the earth to nothing.
He makes rulers unimportant and the judges of this world worth nothing.
He is the one who reduces rulers to nothing; he makes the earth’s leaders insignificant.
He takes the power of princes away from them. He reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless.
It is He Who brings rulers down to nothing. He makes the judges of the earth as nothing.
He judges the great people of the world and brings them all to nothing.
who brings princes to naught, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
who brings princes to naught, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
who brings princes to naught, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
who brings princes to naught and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
That bringeth the roznim (rulers) to nothing; He maketh the Shoftei Eretz like tohu.
who brings princes to nought, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
who brings princes to nought, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
He reduces princes to nothing. He makes the judges of the earth a confusion.
God reduces the rulers and judges, the rich and powerful of the earth, to nothing;
who brings princes to nothing, who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
Which giveth the searchers of privates, as if they be not, and [he] made the judges of [the] earth as a vain thing. (Who bringeth down the great, as if they be nothing, and who made the judges, or the rulers, of the earth but like an empty and futile thing to him.)
He who is making princes become nothing, Judges of earth as emptiness hath made;
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