Isaiah 41:28
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And I saw, and there was no one even among them to consult, or who, when I asked, could answer a word.

I beheld

Isaiah 63:5 I looked about, and there was none to help: I sought, and there was none to give aid: and my own arm hath saved for me, and my indignation itself hath helped me.

Daniel 2:10,11 Then the Chaldeans answered before the king, and said: There is no man upon earth, that can accomplish thy word, O king; neither doth any king, though great and mighty, ask such a thing of any diviner, or wise man, or Chaldean. . . .

Daniel 4:7,8 This was the vision of my head in my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was exceeding great. . . .

Daniel 5:8 Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor declare the interpretation to the king.

answer.

Context
Meaningless Idols
27The first shall say to Sion: Behold they are here, and to Jerusalem I will give an evangelist. 28And I saw, and there was no one even among them to consult, or who, when I asked, could answer a word.29Behold they are all in the wrong, and their works are vain: their idols are wind and vanity.…
Cross References
Isaiah 40:13
Who hath forwarded the spirit of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor, and hath taught him?

Isaiah 40:14
With whom hath he consulted, and who hath instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?

Isaiah 46:7
You that contribute gold out of the bag, and weigh out silver in the scales: and hire a goldsmith to make a god: and they fall down and worship.

Isaiah 50:2
Because I came, and there was not a man: I called, and there was none that would hear. Is my hand shortened and become little, that I cannot redeem? or is there no strength in me to deliver? Behold at my rebuke I will make the sea a desert, I will turn the rivers into dry land: the fishes shall rot for want of water, and shall die for thirst.

Isaiah 59:16
And he saw that there is not a man: and he stood astonished, because there is none to oppose himself: and his own arm brought salvation to him, and his own justice supported him.

Isaiah 63:5
I looked about, and there was none to help: I sought, and there was none to give aid: and my own arm hath saved for me, and my indignation itself hath helped me.

Isaiah 65:12
I will number you in the sword, and you shall all fall by slaughter: because I called and you did not answer: I spoke, and you did not hear: and you did evil in my eyes, and you have chosen the things that displease me.

Lexicon
When I look,
וְאֵ֙רֶא֙ (wə·’ê·re)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

there is no
וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

one;
אִ֔ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

there is no
וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

counselor
יוֹעֵ֑ץ (yō·w·‘êṣ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve

among them;
וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה (ū·mê·’êl·leh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 428: These, those

when I ask them,
וְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖ם (wə·’eš·’ā·lêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

they have nothing to say.
וְיָשִׁ֥יבוּ (wə·yā·šî·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again


Additional Translations
When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.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.

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.

For from among the nations, behold, there was no one; and of their idols there was none to declare anything: and if I should ask them, Whence are ye? they could not answer me.

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.

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.

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.

When I look, there is no man; even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask of them, can answer a word.

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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