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All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
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God's Incomparable Majesty
Commentators explain that this verse uses powerful hyperbole, describing all nations as "less than nothing" and "vanity" to show God's absolute greatness. The word for "vanity" is the same Hebrew word (tohu) used for the formless chaos in Genesis 1:2. This isn't to say humans have no value, but that in comparison to God's infinite power, all human strength and institutions are utterly insignificant.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Are as nothing - This expresses literally what had been expressed by the beautiful and striking imagery above.
Less than nothing -<…
19th Century
Anglican
Less than nothing. —Literally, as things of nothing.
Vanity. —Once more the tohu, or cha…
Baptist
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure…
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16th Century
Protestant
All nations. He repeats what he has said: that it is in God’s power and at his disposal to destroy all nations, whenever he think…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
All nations before him are as nothing As if they were nonentities, and were not real beings in comparison of him, who is …
All created beings shrink to nothing in comparison with the Creator. When the Lord, by his Spirit, made the world, none directed his Spirit, or gav…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Be comforted, be comforted. This is the second principal part of this book, in which the prophet primarily intends to comfort th…
