Isaiah 40:23
23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Other Translations of Isaiah 40:23
New International Version
23 He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
English Standard Version
23 who brings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.
The Message
23 He ignores what all the princes say and do. The rulers of the earth count for nothing.
New King James Version
23 He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless.
New Living Translation
23 He judges the great people of the world and brings them all to nothing.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 40:23
Commentary on Isaiah 40:18-26
(Read Isaiah 40:18-26)
Whatever we esteem or love, fear or hope in, more than God, that creature we make equal with God, though we do not make images or worship them. He that is so poor, that he has scarcely a sacrifice to offer, yet will not be without a god of his own. They spared no cost upon their idols; we grudge what is spent in the service of our God. To prove the greatness of God, the prophet appeals to all ages and nations. Those who are ignorant of this, are willingly ignorant. God has the command of all creatures, and of all created things. The prophet directs us to use our reason as well as our senses; to consider who created the hosts of heaven, and to pay our homage to Him. Not one fails to fulfil his will. And let us not forget, that He spake all the promises, and engaged to perform them.