Isaiah 40:23
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
שַׂר
sar
a head person (of any rank or class)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שָׁפַט
shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literall...
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
הֶבֶל
hebel
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁפַט shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
Study H8199 →הֶבֶל hebel
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
Study H1892 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →Cross References
He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
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