They lift it upon their shoulders, they carry it, they set it in its place, and it stands there; it cannot move from its place. If one cries to it, it does not answer or save him from his trouble.
Isaiah 41:28 - Revised Standard Version But when I look there is no one; among these there is no counselor who, when I ask, gives an answer. 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. |
They lift it upon their shoulders, they carry it, they set it in its place, and it stands there; it cannot move from its place. If one cries to it, it does not answer or save him from his trouble.
Why, when I came, was there no man? When I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, by my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink for lack of water, and die of thirst.
He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intervene; then his own arm brought him victory, and his righteousness upheld him.
I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold; so my own arm brought me victory, and my wrath upheld me.
I will destine you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter; because, when I called, you did not answer, when I spoke, you did not listen, but you did what was evil in my eyes, and chose what I did not delight in.”
Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.