Isaiah 40:23

Bible in Basic English 1965

He makes rulers come to nothing; the judges of the earth are of no value.

Cross References

Job 12:19

He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions;

Job 12:21

He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;

Psalm 107:40

He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.

Psalm 76:12

He puts an end to the wrath of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth.

Isaiah 2:11

The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

Isaiah 2:12

For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;

Isaiah 23:9

It was the purpose of the Lord of armies to put pride to shame, to make sport of the glory of those who are honoured in the earth.

Isaiah 34:12

The jackals will be there, and her great ones will be gone; they will say, There is no longer a kingdom there, and all her chiefs will have come to an end.

Isaiah 5:21

Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!

Amos 2:3

And I will have the judge cut off from among them, and all their captains I will put to death with him, says the Lord.