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Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 40:17

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Are as nothing - This expresses literally what had been expressed by the beautiful and striking imagery above. Less than nothing - A strong hyperbolic expression denoting the utter insignificance of the nations as compared with God. Such expressions are common in the Scriptures. And vanity - Hebrew, תהו tôhû - ‘Emptiness;’ the word which in Genesis 1:2 is rendered ‘without form.’ return to 'Top of Page'
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