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Isaiah 41:28

Faith

26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.

27 The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

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.

29 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
For I looked, and [there was] no man; among them, and no one was counseling, that I might ask them, and they could answer a word.
ÅB
Jeg ser meg om, men der er ingen, og ingen av dem kan gi råd, så jeg kunne spørre dem, og de gi meg svar.
OTB
Men når jeg ser, er det ingen, ingen rådgiver blant dem, som, hvis jeg spør, kan gi et svar.
B1930
Jeg ser mig om, men der er ingen, og ingen av dem kan gi råd, så jeg kunde spørre dem, og de gi mig svar.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 63:5

    And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.

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  • Isaiah 50:2

    Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.

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  • Daniel 2:10–11

    The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

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  • Isaiah 40:13–14

    Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?

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  • Daniel 5:8

    Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.

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  • Isaiah 59:16

    And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

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  • Daniel 4:7–8

    Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

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