15 Behold, the (A)nations are like a drop from a bucket,
And are regarded as a speck of (B)dust on the scales;
Behold, He lifts up the [a]islands like fine dust.
16 Even Lebanon is not enough to [b]burn,
Nor its (C)animals enough for a burnt offering.
17 (D)All the nations are as nothing before Him,
They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and [c]meaningless.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:15 Or coastlands
  2. Isaiah 40:16 I.e., for fire on an altar
  3. Isaiah 40:17 Or void

15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
    they are regarded as dust on the scales;(A)
    he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.(B)
16 Lebanon(C) is not sufficient for altar fires,
    nor its animals(D) enough for burnt offerings.
17 Before him all the nations(E) are as nothing;(F)
    they are regarded by him as worthless
    and less than nothing.(G)

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