Isaiah 41:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counseller, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counselor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when I look,{H7200} there is no man:{H376} even among them there is no counsellor,{H3289} that, when I ask{H7592} of them, can answer{H7725} a word.{H1697}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For I beheld{H7200}{(H8799)}, and there was no man{H376}; even among them, and there was no counsellor{H3289}{(H8802)}, that, when I asked{H7592}{(H8799)} of them, could answer{H7725}{(H8686)} a word{H1697}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But when I cosidre: there is not one amonge the yt prophecieth, nether (when I axe him) yt answereth one worde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But when I behelde, there was none, and when I inquired of them, there was no counsellor, and when I demaunded of them, they answered not a woorde.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But when I consider, there is not a man among them, nor any that can geue counsayle, nor that when I examine them that can aunswere one worde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When I look, there is no man: even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask of them, can answer a word.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And I see that there is no man, Yea, of these that there is no counsellor, And I ask them, and they return 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And I saw that there was no man, even no wise man among them, who might give an answer to my questions.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When I look, there is no man; even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask of them, can answer a word.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I look, but there is no one, among them there is no one who serves as an adviser, that I might ask questions and receive answers.

Referenced Verses

  • 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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