Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And
He who chooses you is an
King James Version
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
Holman Bible
and your work is worthless.
Anyone who chooses you is detestable.
International Standard Version
"Look! You and your work are less than nothing; whoever finds you pleasing is disgusting."
A Conservative Version
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work is of naught. An abomination is he who chooses you.
American Standard Version
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work is of nought; an abomination is he that chooseth you.
Amplified
Hear this! You [idols] are less than nothing,
And your work is worthless;
The worshiper who chooses you [as a god] is repulsive.
Bible in Basic English
But you are nothing, and your work is of no value: foolish is he who takes you for his gods.
Darby Translation
Behold, ye are less than nothing, and your work is of nought; an abomination is he that chooseth you. ...
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, ye are from nothing, and your work no more: an abomination he will choose in you.
King James 2000
Behold, you are of nothing, and your work is nothing: an abomination is he that chooses you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look! you [are] nothing, and your work [is] something worthless; whoever chooses you [is] an abomination.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, you are of nothing, and your work of nothing. He who chooses you is an abomination.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, ye gods are of naught, and your making is of naught; yea, abominable is the man that hath chosen you.
NET Bible
Look, you are nothing, and your accomplishments are nonexistent; the one who chooses to worship you is disgusting.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, you are of nothing, and your work is of nothing. He who chooses you is an abomination.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! ye, are, of nought, And your work is a puff of breath, - An abomination, he that chooseth you!
Webster
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of naught: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
World English Bible
Behold, you are of nothing, and your work is of nothing. He who chooses you is an abomination.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought, An abomination -- it fixeth on you.
Interlinear
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 41:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Helps Israel
23
Tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we will be shocked and filled with fear.
24
And
He who chooses you is an
Names
Cross References
Psalm 115:8
Those who make idols end up like them. So does everyone who trusts them.
1 Corinthians 8:4
Concerning the eating of food offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
Isaiah 41:29
See they are all false (hurtful) (nonexistent)! Their deeds amount to nothing! Their images are but wind and confusion.
Deuteronomy 7:26
Do not bring an abomination into your house. You must utterly detest it and you must utterly abhor it, for it is something banned.
Deuteronomy 27:15
Cursed is the man who makes an idol or a molten image. It is an abomination to Jehovah! It is the secret work of the hands of the craftsman. All the people will answer: Amen.
Isaiah 37:19
They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them. But they were not gods! They were only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.
Isaiah 44:9-10
All who make idols are nothing. The things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind. They are shamefully ignorant.
Isaiah 66:24
Then they will go out and look at the corpses of those who have rebelled (sinned) against me. The worms that eat them will not die. The fire that burns them will not go out and they will disgust all humanity.
Jeremiah 10:8
They are very stupid and foolish. They teach vanity to a tree. Their idol is wood!
Jeremiah 10:14
Every man is stupid lacking knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. His molten images are deceitful. There is no breath in them.
Jeremiah 51:17-18
All mankind is stupid and devoid of knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. His molten images are deceitful, and there is no breath in them.
Revelation 17:5
A name was written on her forehead, a mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth.