Isaiah 40:23

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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  • Ps 107:40 : 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
  • Job 12:21 : 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
  • Jer 25:18-27 : 18 To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day; 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; 20 And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, 21 Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon, 22 And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea, 23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, 24 And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert, 25 And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, 26 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. 27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
  • Luke 1:51-52 : 51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
  • Rev 19:18-20 : 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
  • Job 34:19-20 : 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
  • Ps 76:12 : 12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
  • Isa 19:13-14 : 13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. 14 The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
  • Isa 23:9 : 9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
  • Isa 24:21-22 : 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
  • Isa 34:12 : 12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.

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  • 22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

  • Job 12:17-21
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    17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

    18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

    19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

    20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

    21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

  • 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

  • 17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

  • Job 12:23-24
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    23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

    24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

  • 24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

  • 1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

  • 10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

  • 11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

  • 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

  • 5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

  • 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.

  • 7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

  • 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

  • 9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

  • 12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

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    5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.

    6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

  • 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

  • Job 34:24-25
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    24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.

    25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

  • 14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;

  • 12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.

  • 12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

  • 24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.

  • 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

  • 22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

  • 34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,

  • 12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

  • 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

  • 34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

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    7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

    8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

  • 24 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

  • 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

  • 4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.

  • 18 And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

  • 20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

  • 10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

  • 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

  • 29 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

  • 19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

  • 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

  • 25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

  • 6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.