And are counted as the small dust on the scales;
Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing.
And bthey are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.
The goldsmith overspreads it with gold,
And the silversmith casts silver chains.
Chooses a tree that will not rot;
He seeks for himself a skillful workman
aTo prepare a carved image that will not totter.
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American Standard Version
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
Amplified® Bible
All the nations are as nothing before Him; they are regarded by Him as less than nothing and emptiness (waste, futility, and worthlessness).
Contemporary English Version
God thinks of the nations as far less than nothing.
Darby English Version
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are esteemed by him less than a cipher, and vanity.
Good News Bible
The nations are nothing at all to him.
King James Version
All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
New American Standard Bible
All the nations are as nothing before Him, They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.
New International Version
Before him all the nations are as nothing;
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.
New King James Version
All nations before Him are as nothing,
And they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
All the nations have become as nothing before Him,He regards them as less than nothing and meaningless.
Revised Standard Version
All the nations are as nothing before him, they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.
Young's Literal Translation
All the nations `are' as nothing before Him, Less than nothing and emptiness, They have been reckoned to Him.
New English Translation
All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing.1
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