Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I look and there is no man, and [I look] among these and there is no counselor, that I might ask them and they might answer a word.
New American Standard Bible
And there is no
Who, if I ask, can
King James Version
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counseller, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
Holman Bible
there is no counselor among them;
when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
International Standard Version
But when I look, there is no one among them there's no one to give counsel, no one to give an answer when I ask them.
A Conservative Version
And when I look, there is no man. Even among them there is no counselor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
American Standard Version
And when I look, there is no man: even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
Amplified
“But when I look [on the pagan prophets and priests], there is no one [who could predict these events],
And there is no counselor
Who, if I ask, can give an answer.
Bible in Basic English
And I saw that there was no man, even no wise man among them, who might give an answer to my questions.
Darby Translation
And I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
Julia Smith Translation
And I shall see, and no man; and from these, and no counselor; and I shall ask them, and they will not turn back a word.
King James 2000
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counselor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
Modern King James verseion
For I looked, and there was no man; and of these no counselor was, that I might ask and they could answer.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But when I consider, there is not one among them that prophesieth; neither, when I ask him, that answereth one word.
NET Bible
I look, but there is no one, among them there is no one who serves as an adviser, that I might ask questions and receive answers.
New Heart English Bible
When I look, there is no man; even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
The Emphasized Bible
So I look, And there is not, a Man! Even among these And there is none to advise, - That, when I ask them, can answer a word.
Webster
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counselor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
World English Bible
When I look, there is no man; even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I see that there is no man, Yea, of these that there is no counsellor, And I ask them, and they return word:
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 41:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Helps Israel
27 First to Zion, look! Look at them! And I give a herald of good tidings to Jerusalem. 28 But I look and there is no man, and [I look] among these and there is no counselor, that I might ask them and they might answer a word. 29 Look! All of them [are] deception; their works [are] nothing; their images [are] wind and emptiness.
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Isaiah 63:5
And I looked, but there was no helper, and I was appalled, but there was no one who sustains, so my arm came to assist me, and my wrath {was what} sustained me.
Isaiah 40:13-14
Who has measured up the spirit of Yahweh or informed him [as] {his counselor}?
Isaiah 50:2
Why was there no man when I came, no one who answered when I called? {Do I lack the strength to save}? Or [is there] no power in me to deliver? Look! by my rebuke I dry up [the] sea; I {make} [the] rivers a desert; their fish stink because there is no water, and they die because of thirst.
Isaiah 59:16
And he saw that there was no man, and he was appalled that there was no one who intercedes, so his arm came to assist him, and his righteousness {was what} sustained him.
Daniel 2:10-11
The {astrologers} answered the king and said, "There is not a man on earth that is able to reveal the word of the king; {in fact}, no great and powerful king has [ever] asked a thing like this of any magician or conjurer or {astrologer}.
Daniel 4:7-8
Then the magicians, the conjurers, the {astrologers} and the diviners came in and I told them the dream, but they could not make known to me its explanation.
Daniel 5:8
Then all the wise men of the king came in, but they were not able to read the writing or to make known its explanation.