Isaiah 41:28 - Easy To Read Version I looked at those false gods.\par None of them were wise enough\par to say anything.\par I asked them questions,\par and they did not say a word!\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For I look [upon the heathen prophets and the priests of pagan practices] and there is no man among them [who could predict these events], and among these [idols] there is no counselor who, when I ask of him, can answer a word. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible But I look, and there’s no one among them, no counselor; and when I ask, no one can answer. Catholic Public Domain Version And I saw, and there was no one among any of them to consult, or who, when I asked, could answer a word. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I saw: and there was no one even among them to consult, or who, when I asked, could answer a word. |
Those people put their false god on their shoulders and carry it. That false god is useless—people have to carry it! People set the statue on the ground; and that false god can’t move. That false god never walks away from its place. People can yell at it, but it will not answer. That false god is only a statue—it can’t save people from their troubles.
I came home and found no one there.\par I called and called,\par but no one answered.\par Do you think I am not able to save you?\par I have the power to save you\par from all of your troubles.\par Look, if I command the sea to dry up,\par then it will become dry!\par The fish will die without water,\par and their bodies will rot.\par
The Lord looked and was surprised\par that he could find no person\par to stand and speak for the people.\par So the Lord used his own power\par and his own goodness,\par and the Lord saved the people.\par
I looked around, but I saw no person\par to help me.\par I was surprised that no one supported me.\par So I used my own power\par to save my people.\par My own anger supported me.\par
\{But I decide your future.\} And I decided that you will be killed with a sword. You will all be killed. Why? Because I called to you, and you refused to answer me! I spoke to you, and you would not listen. You did the things that I say are evil. You decided to do the things that I don’t like.”
So all the king’s wise men came in. But they could not read the writing. They could not understand what it meant.