Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And all the generations of the earth being reckoned as nothing: and doing according to his station in the army of the heavens, and the generations of the earth: and there is none that shall strike upon his hand, and say to him, What didst thou?

New American Standard Bible

All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
But He does according to His will in the host of heaven
And among the inhabitants of earth;
And no one can ward off His hand
Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’

King James Version

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?

Holman Bible

All the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing,
and He does what He wants with the army of heaven
and the inhabitants of the earth.
There is no one who can hold back His hand
or say to Him, “What have You done?”

International Standard Version

All who live on the earth are nothing compared to him. He does what he wishes with the heavenly armies and with those who live on earth. No one can hold back his power or say to him, "What did you do?'

A Conservative Version

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth. And none can stay his hand, or say to him, What are thou doing?

American Standard Version

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?

Amplified


“All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing.
But He does according to His will in the host of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth;
And no one can hold back His hand
Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’

Bible in Basic English

And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?

Darby Translation

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

King James 2000

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can restrain his hand, or say unto him, What do you?

Lexham Expanded Bible

And all the dwellers of the earth are regarded as nothing, and he does {according to} his desire in the host of heaven and [among] the dwellers of earth, and there is not [one] who can hold back his hand, or {ask him}, 'What are you doing?'

Modern King James verseion

And all the people of the earth are counted as nothing; and He does according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the people of the earth. And none can strike His hand, or say to Him, What are You doing?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

in comparison of whom, all they that dwell upon the earth are to be reputed as nothing. He handleth according to his will, among the powers of heaven and among the inhabiters of the earth - and there is none that may resist his hand, or say, 'What doest thou?'

NET Bible

All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him, 'What have you done?'

New Heart English Bible

All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing; and he does according to his will in the host of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or tell him, "What have you done?"

The Emphasized Bible

And, all the inhabitants of the earth, as nothing, are accounted, and, according to his own pleasure, dealeth he - with the army of the heavens, and the inhabitants of the earth, - and none there is who can smite upon his hand, or say to him, What hast thou done?

Webster

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 to him, What doest thou?

World English Bible

All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or ask him, What are you doing?

Youngs Literal Translation

and all who are dwelling on the earth as nothing are reckoned, and according to his will He is doing among the forces of the heavens and those dwelling on the earth, and there is none that doth clap with his hand, and saith to Him, What hast Thou done?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּל 
Kol (Aramaic) 
all, any, whole, as, every, because , as , no, whosoever ,
Usage: 104

דּוּר 
Duwr (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

of the earth
ארע 
'ara` (Aramaic) 
ארע 
'ara` (Aramaic) 
Usage: 21
Usage: 21

חשׁב 
Chashab (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

as nothing
לה לא 
La' (Aramaic) 
not, no, nor, without, neither, none, cannot , ever, never , no , nothing
Usage: 82

and he doeth
עבד 
`abad (Aramaic) 
do, made, cut, do , do , worketh, executed , goeth, kept, moved, wrought
Usage: 28

according to his will
צבא 
Ts@ba' (Aramaic) 
will, his will
Usage: 10

in the army
חיל 
Chayil (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

of heaven
שׁמין 
Shamayin (Aramaic) 
Usage: 38

and among the inhabitants
דּוּר 
Duwr (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

and none
לה לא 
La' (Aramaic) 
not, no, nor, without, neither, none, cannot , ever, never , no , nothing
Usage: 82

can
איתי 
'iythay (Aramaic) 
to be
Usage: 17

מחא 
M@cha' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 4

יד 
Yad (Aramaic) 
Usage: 17

or say
אמר 
'amar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 71

מה 
Mah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

עבד 
`abad (Aramaic) 
do, made, cut, do , do , worketh, executed , goeth, kept, moved, wrought
Usage: 28

References

Context Readings

The King Praises And Extols The Most High God

34 And at the end of the days, I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes to the heavens, and my knowledge will turn back to me, and I praised to the Most High, and to him living forever, I praised and honored, whose dominion an eternal dominion, and his kingdom with generation and generation. 35 And all the generations of the earth being reckoned as nothing: and doing according to his station in the army of the heavens, and the generations of the earth: and there is none that shall strike upon his hand, and say to him, What didst thou? 36 In that time my knowledge will turn back to me: and for the honor of my kingdom, my splendor and my brightness will return to me; and my counselors and my nobles will seek to me: and I was established over my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me.

Cross References

Psalm 115:3

And our God is in the heavens; did all that he delighted in.

Psalm 135:6

All which Jehovah delighted in he did, in the heavens and in the earth, in the seas and all the depths.

Job 42:2

I knew that thou wilt be able to do all, and counsel shall not be restrained from thee.

Isaiah 43:13

Also from the day I am he, and none delivering from my hand: I will do and who shall turn it back?

Matthew 11:25-26

In that time Jesus having answered, said, I acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for thou hast hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to children.

Acts 4:28

To do what thy hands and thy counsel predestinated to be.

Ephesians 1:11

In whom also we were cast by lot, determined beforehand according to the purpose of him performing all things according to the counsel of his will:

1 Samuel 3:18

And Samuel will announce to him all the words, and he hid not from him. And he will say, It is Jehovah: the good in his eyes he will do.

Job 9:4

Wise of heart and strong of power: who was hard before him and shall be requited?

Job 9:12-13

Behold, he will catch and who shall turn him? and who shall say to him, What wilt thou do?

Job 23:13

And he is in one, and who shall turn him back? and his soul desired, and he will do.

Job 33:12-13

Behold, this thou wert not just: I will answer thee, for God will be great above man.

Job 34:14-15

If he will set his heart to him, he will gather his spirit and his breath to him;

Job 34:19-24

Who accepted not the face of chiefs, and looked not upon the rich one before the poor: for his hand made all of them.

Job 34:29

And he will give quiet, and who shall disturb? and he will hide the face, and who shall look upon him? and against a nation and against man wholly:

Job 40:2

Shall he contending with the Almighty, instruct? he reproving God shall answer it

Job 40:9-12

And if an arm to thee as God? and with thy voice wilt thou thunder as he?

Psalm 33:8-11

All the earth shall fear from Jehovah: and of him shall all dwelling in the habitable globe be afraid.

Psalm 33:14

From his prepared dwelling he viewed all dwelling in the earth.

Psalm 49:1

To the overseer, to the sons of Korah: chanting. Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the World:

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom and no understanding, and no counsel against Jehovah.

Isaiah 14:24-27

Jehovah of armies sware, saying, If not as I purposed thus it was, and as I counseled, this shall stand:

Isaiah 26:9

My soul desired thee in the night; also my spirit in the midst of me I will seek thee: for when thy judgments to the earth, those dwelling in the habitable globe will learn justice.

Isaiah 40:15-17

Behold, the nations as a drop from a bucket; they were reckoned as the fine dust of the scales: behold, he will cast down the isles as small dust

Isaiah 40:22-24

He sitting upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants as locusts; he stretching out the heavens as fine cloth, and he will extend them as a tent to dwell in:

Isaiah 45:9-11

Wo to him striving with him forming him! the potsherd with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him forming it, What wilt thou make? and thy work, No hands to it?

Isaiah 46:10-11

Announcing the last part from the beginning, and from of old what was not done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my delight:

Acts 5:39

And if it is of God, ye cannot destroy it; lest ye also be found contenders against God.

Acts 9:5

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom thou drivest out: hard for thee to kick against goads.

Acts 11:17

If therefore God gave the like gift to them as also to us, having believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; how was I able to hinder God

Romans 9:19-20

Thou wilt then say to me, Why does he yet blame For who has withstood his will?

Romans 11:33-36

O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! his judgments how unsearchable, and his ways not traced out!

1 Corinthians 2:16

For who knew the mind of the Lord, who shall instruct him And we have the mind of Christ.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Do we emulate the Lord? are we stronger than he?

Philippians 2:10-11

That in the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of the heavenlies, and of terrestrial things, and things under earth

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