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Isaiah 40:17

Are as nothing - This expresses literally what had been expressed by the beautiful and striking imagery above.

Less than nothing - A strong hyperbolic expression denoting the utter insignificance of the nations as compared with God. Such expressions are common in the Scriptures.

And vanity - Hebrew, tôhû - ' Emptiness;' the word which in Genesis 1:2 is rendered ' without form.'

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Isaiah 40:17:

Psalms 39:5
Psalms 113:5
Isaiah 24:10
Isaiah 41:24
Romans 4:3
1 Corinthians 1:28

 

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