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

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