Isaiah 40:23

That bringeth the roznim (rulers) to nothing; 1 He maketh the Shoftei Eretz like tohu. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

In Context

22It is He that sitteth above the circle of the earth, 1 and the inhabitants thereof are like chagavim (grasshoppers); 1 that stretcheth out Shomayim like a curtain, 1 and spreadeth them out like an ohel to dwell in; 1

24Indeed, they shall not be planted; 1 indeed, they shall not be sown; 1 indeed, their stem shall not take root ba'aretz (in the ground); 1 and He shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, 1 and the se'arah (storm wind) shall take them away like the kash (straw, stubble, chaff). 1

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Cross References

Job 12:19He leadeth kohanim away stripped, 1 and overthroweth the mighty. 1

Job 34:19Who shows no partiality to sarim (princes), 1 nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? 1 For they all are the ma'aseh (work) of His hands. 1

Psalms 76:12Make neder (vow), and pay unto Hashem Eloheichem; 1 let all that be around Him bring gifts unto Him that ought to be feared. 1

Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of adam shall be humbled, 1 and the haughtiness of anashim shall be brought low, 1 and Hashem alone shall be exalted in Yom Hahu. 1

Isaiah 19:13The sarim of Tzoan are become fools, 1 the sarim of Noph are deceived; 1 they have also led Mitzrayim astray, 1 even they that are the mainstay of the tribes thereof. 1

Isaiah 24:21And it shall come to pass in yom hahu (that day), 1 that Hashem shall visit [in punishment] 1 the Tzeva HaMarom (Host on High, Pagan deities), 1 and the melachim of ha'adamah (kings of the earth) 1 upon ha'adamah (the earth). 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:19-27

Vanity of Idols. ( b. c. 708.) 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? 19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. 20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. 21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from… Read the whole commentary →

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