Parallel Verses
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:
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.
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.
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 41:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Helps Israel
27 First to Zion, Behold, behold them, And to Jerusalem one proclaiming tidings I give, 28 And I see that there is no man, Yea, of these that there is no counsellor, And I ask them, and they return word: 29 Lo, all of them are vanity, Nought are their works, Wind and emptiness their molten images!'
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Cross References
Isaiah 63:5
And I look attentively, and there is none helping, And I am astonished that there is none supporting, And give salvation to me doth mine own arm. And my wrath -- it hath supported me.
Isaiah 40:13-14
Who hath meted out the Spirit of Jehovah, And, being His counsellor, doth teach Him!
Isaiah 50:2
Wherefore have I come, and there is no one? I called, and there is none answering, Hath My hand been at all short of redemption? And is there not in me power to deliver? Lo, by My rebuke I dry up a sea, I make rivers a wilderness, Their fish stinketh, for there is no water, And dieth with thirst.
Isaiah 59:16
And He seeth that there is no man, And is astonished that there is no intercessor, And His own arm giveth salvation to Him, And His righteousness -- it sustained Him.
Daniel 2:10-11
The Chaldeans have answered before the king, and are saying, 'There is not a man on the earth who is able to shew the king's matter; therefore, no king, chief, and ruler, hath asked such a thing as this of any scribe, and enchanter, and Chaldean;
Daniel 4:7-8
Then coming up are the scribes, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers, and the dream I have told before them, and its interpretation they are not making known to me.
Daniel 5:8
Then coming up are all the wise men of the king, and they are not able to read the writing, and the interpretation to make known to the king;