how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!”
Isaiah 40:17 - Revised Standard Version All the nations are as nothing before him, they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All the nations are as nothing before Him; they are regarded by Him as less than nothing and emptiness (waste, futility, and worthlessness). American Standard Version (1901) All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity. Common English Bible All the nations are like nothing before God. They are viewed as less than nothing and emptiness. Catholic Public Domain Version All the nations in his sight are as if they did not exist, and they are considered by him as if they were nothingness and emptiness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All nations are before him as if they had no being at all, and are counted to him as nothing and vanity. |
how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!”
Put no confidence in extortion, set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.
Men of low estate are but a breath, men of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
Turn away from man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?
And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, all that fight against her and her stronghold and distress her, shall be like a dream, a vision of the night.
and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; and you shall be made to eat grass like an ox; and seven times shall pass over you, until you have learned that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.”
I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these superlative apostles, even though I am nothing.