Isaiah 40:17
“All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
All nations before him are as nothing,.... As if they were nonentities, and were not real beings in comparison of him,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Are as nothing - This expresses literally what had been expressed by the beautiful and striking imagery above. Less than…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 40:12-17
The scope of these verses is to show what a great and glorious being the Lord Jehovah is, who is Israel's God and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
less than nothing Better: of nought; "belonging to the category of nothingness" (Cheyne).
vanity The Hebr. is tôhû, a…