Isaiah 40:23 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
He who is making princes become nothing, Judges of earth as emptiness hath made;
English ASV
that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
English Amplified
Who brings dignitaries to nothing, Who makes the judges and rulers of the earth as chaos (emptiness, falsity, and futility).
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Who brings dignitaries to nothing, Who makes the judges and rulers of the earth as chaos (emptiness, falsity, and futility).
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
He reduces princes to nothing and makes judges of the earth like a wasteland.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
that bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
English EASY 2024
He takes away the power of kings. He causes the rulers of the world to be useless.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
He takes away the power of rulers. He makes the world's leaders completely worthless.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
who brings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
He brings down powerful rulers and reduces them to nothing.
English God's Word - GW 1995
He makes rulers unimportant and makes earthly judges worth nothing.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
He reduces princes to nothing and makes the judges of the earth to be irrational.
English KJV 1611
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
English LSB
It is He who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth utterly formless.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
He it is who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
He brings princes to nought and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
He is the one who reduces rulers to nothing; he makes the earth’s leaders insignificant.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
He takes the power of princes away from them. He reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
English NIV
He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
English NKJ 1982
He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless.
English NLT
He judges the great people of the world and brings them all to nothing.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
who brings princes to naught, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
He reduces rulers to nothing and makes the elite of the earth as nothing at all.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
who brings princes to naught, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
He dooms the great men of the world and brings them all to naught.
English Tyndale 1537
That he bringeth princes to nothing, and the judges of the earth to dust: