Isaiah 40:17 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
American Standard Version (ASV)
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
All the nations are as nothing before him; even less than nothing, a thing of no value.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are esteemed by him less than a cipher, and vanity.
World English Bible (WEB)
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
All the nations `are' as nothing before Him, Less than nothing and emptiness, They have been reckoned to Him.
| All | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| nations | הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | haggôyim | ha-ɡoh-YEEM |
| before | כְּאַ֣יִן | kĕʾayin | keh-AH-yeen |
| him are as nothing; | נֶגְדּ֑וֹ | negdô | neɡ-DOH |
| counted are they and | מֵאֶ֥פֶס | mēʾepes | may-EH-fes |
| to him less than nothing, | וָתֹ֖הוּ | wātōhû | va-TOH-hoo |
| and vanity. | נֶחְשְׁבוּ | neḥšĕbû | nek-sheh-VOO |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lô | loh |