Isaiah 41:28

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When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among these whom I could ask, and who could give an answer.

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  • Isa 63:5 : 5 I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one gave support. So my own arm brought me salvation, and my wrath sustained me.
  • Dan 2:10-11 : 10 The Chaldeans answered the king, saying, "There is no man on earth who can declare the king's matter. No great and powerful king has ever asked such a thing from any magician, enchanter, or Chaldean. 11 What the king is asking is too difficult, and no one can reveal it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals."
  • Dan 4:7-8 : 7 These were the visions I saw while lying on my bed: I looked, and there stood a tree in the middle of the earth, and its height was enormous. 8 The tree grew large and strong, its top reached the heavens, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.
  • Dan 5:8 : 8 Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.
  • Isa 40:13-14 : 13 Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as his counselor? 14 Whom did He consult, and who gave Him understanding? Who taught Him the path of justice, or showed Him knowledge, or instructed Him in the way of understanding?
  • Isa 50:2 : 2 Why, when I came, was there no one? Why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand too short to redeem? Do I have no power to save? Look, at my rebuke I dry up the sea; I turn rivers into a desert, so their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
  • Isa 59:16 : 16 He saw that there was no one; He was appalled that there was no intercessor. So His own arm brought salvation, and His righteousness sustained Him.

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  • 25I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away.

  • 42They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

  • 28For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.

  • 29Behold, all of them are worthless; their works are nothing; their metal idols are wind and emptiness.

  • 41You have made my enemies turn their backs in retreat, and I destroy those who hate me.

  • 30I searched for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one.

  • 4When my spirit grows faint within me, You know my path. In the way where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me.

  • 10But as for all of you, return and come now, for I do not find a wise man among you.

  • 12I paid close attention to you. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; not one of you has answered his arguments.

  • 11"There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God."

  • 2Why, when I came, was there no one? Why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand too short to redeem? Do I have no power to save? Look, at my rebuke I dry up the sea; I turn rivers into a desert, so their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.

  • Isa 41:26-27
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    26Who has declared this from the beginning that we might know, or in advance that we might say ‘He is right’? No one proclaimed it, no one announced it, no one heard any words from you.

    27I was the first to say to Zion, 'Look, here they are!' And I give to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.

  • 7The seers will be ashamed and the diviners disgraced. They will all cover their faces because there is no answer from God.

  • 12Its nobles will have no one there to call them a kingdom, and all its princes will come to nothing.

  • 36Yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched for him, he could not be found.

  • 12There they cry out, but He does not answer because of the pride of evil men.

  • 25Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but there will be none.

  • 18There is no one to guide her among all the sons she has borne, and no one to take her by the hand among all the sons she has raised.

  • 14But I am like a deaf man who does not hear, and like a mute man who cannot open his mouth.

  • 28Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me.

  • 16Should I wait, now that they are not speaking and they stand there without replying any longer?

  • 21People listened to me and waited, and they kept silent for my counsel.

  • Isa 59:15-16
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    15Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The LORD saw this and was displeased, for there was no justice.

    16He saw that there was no one; He was appalled that there was no intercessor. So His own arm brought salvation, and His righteousness sustained Him.

  • 23I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.

  • 10The Chaldeans answered the king, saying, "There is no man on earth who can declare the king's matter. No great and powerful king has ever asked such a thing from any magician, enchanter, or Chaldean.

  • 20You know my reproach, my shame, and my disgrace; all my adversaries are before you.

  • 9We no longer see our signs; there is no more prophet, and no one among us knows how long.

  • 2The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt and have committed terrible injustice; there is no one who does good.

  • 22Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

  • 14Without guidance, a nation falls, but victory is found in an abundance of counselors.

  • 9Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished, that pain seizes you like a woman in labor?

  • 3How have you advised without wisdom and provided abundant insight?

  • 30There is no wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel that can stand against the LORD.

  • 24Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand, but no one paid attention,

  • 7Behold, I cry out, 'Violence!' but I am not answered; I call for help, but there is no justice.

  • 7Look, their valiant ones cry out in the streets; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.

  • 6I have listened and heard, but they do not speak what is right. No one repents of their wickedness, saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turns to their own course, like a horse charging into battle.

  • 7And I saw among the naive ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man lacking understanding.

  • 11For when the ear heard me, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw me, it gave testimony about me.

  • 11From you, Nineveh, has come one who plots evil against the Lord and devises wicked plans.

  • 14There was a small city with a few men in it, and a great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siegeworks around it.

  • 16It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form was before my eyes; silence, and then I heard a voice:

  • 8There was a man all alone. He had no son or brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. 'For whom am I toiling,' he asked, 'and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?' This too is meaningless—a miserable business!

  • 2The LORD looks down from heaven on all humanity to see if there is anyone who understands, anyone who seeks after God.

  • 5I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one gave support. So my own arm brought me salvation, and my wrath sustained me.

  • 15Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?'

  • 9They are joined to one another; they stick together and cannot be separated.