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Allכָּלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםare as nothingכְּאַיִןbefore him;נֶגְדּוֹas less than nothingמֵאֶפֶסand emptinessוָתֹהוּthey are regardedנֶחְשְׁבוּby him.לוֹ
Isaiah 40:17
Study it in the app“All the nations are as nothing before him; as less than nothing and emptiness they are regarded by him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 40:17, word by word
- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- before himנֶגְדּnegd
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “negd” appears- as less than nothingאֶפֶסefes
nothing
Nothing, no one; without.
Where else “efes” appears- and emptinessתֹהוּtohu
emptiness
Something empty and worthless; "in vain".
Where else “tohu” appears- they are regardedנֶחְשְׁבוּnechshvu
count
To hold or give something as so: to put it on someone's account.
Where else “nechshvu” appears
The context
16And Lebanon is not enough to burn, and its animals are not enough for a burnt offering.
17 · This verse (above)
18And to whom will you liken El, and what likeness will you set beside him?