Isaiah 41:28

In 11 translations

BSB

When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.

KJV

For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.answer: Heb. return

WEB

When I look, there is no man, even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask, can answer a word.

ASV

And when I look, there is no man: even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.

LSV

And I see that there is no man, || Indeed, of these that there is no counselor, || And I ask them, and they return word:

YLT

And I see that there is no man, Yea, of these that there is no counsellor, And I ask them, and they return word:

DBY

And I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, — and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

DRC

And I saw, and there was no one even among them to consult, or who, when I asked, could answer a word.

GNV

But when I behelde, there was none, and when I inquired of them, there was no counsellor, and when I demaunded of them, they answered not a woorde.

JPS

And I look, but there is no man; even among them, but there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can give an answer.

LXXE

For from among the nations, behold, there was no one; and of their idols there was none to declare anything: and if I should ask them, Whence are ye? they could not answer me.

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WLC

וְאֵ֨רֶא֙ וְאֵ֣ין אִ֔ישׁ וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֵ֣ין יוֹעֵ֑ץ וְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖ם וְיָשִׁ֥יבוּ דָבָֽר׃

LXX-Br

Ἀπὸ γὰρ τῶν ἐθνῶν, ἰδοὺ οὐδείς· καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων αὐτῶν οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἀναγγέλλων· καὶ ἐὰν ἐρωτήσω αὐτοὺς, πόθεν ἐστέ; οὐ μὴ ἀποκριθῶσί μοι.

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• Isaiah 63:5I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.
• Isaiah 40:13–14Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of…
• Daniel 5:8So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.
• Isaiah 50:2Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a…
• Isaiah 59:16He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
• Daniel 2:10–11The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer. What the king…
• Daniel 4:7–8When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not interpret it for me. But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of…

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