Isaiah 40:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.

Young's Literal Translation
All the nations [are] as nothing before Him, Less than nothing and emptiness, They have been reckoned to Him.

King James Bible
All nations before him [are] as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

Hebrew
All
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the nations
הַגּוֹיִ֖ם (hag·gō·w·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

are as nothing
כְּאַ֣יִן (kə·’a·yin)
Preposition-k | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

before Him;
נֶגְדּ֑וֹ (neḡ·dōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before

He regards them
נֶחְשְׁבוּ־ (neḥ·šə·ḇū-)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2803: To think, account

as nothingness
מֵאֶ֥פֶס (mê·’e·p̄es)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 657: Cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot

and emptiness.
וָתֹ֖הוּ (wā·ṯō·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8414: A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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