Isaiah 40:17
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 40
“All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.”Isaiah 40:17
What Does Isaiah 40:17 Mean?
Isaiah 40:17 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 40, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 40:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 62:9“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.”Daniel 4:34“And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:”Psalms 8:4“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”Psalms 113:4“The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.”Isaiah 29:7“And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.”Isaiah 41:11“Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.”1 Corinthians 3:7“So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.”Psalms 39:5“Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.”Isaiah 40:22“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:”1 Corinthians 10:19“What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?”Job 25:6“How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?”2 Corinthians 12:11“I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.”Hebrews 2:6“But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?”
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