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Isaiah 40:15-17
New International Version
Isaiah 40:15-17
New International Version
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)
Isaiah 40:15-17
International Standard Version
Isaiah 40:15-17
International Standard Version
15 “Look! The nations are like a drop in a bucket,
and are reckoned as dust on the scales.
Look! He even lifts up the islands like powder!
16 Lebanon would not provide enough fuel,
nor are its animals enough for a burnt offering.[a]
17 All the nations are as nothing before him—
they are reckoned by him as[b] nothing and chaos.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:16 b-16 So MT LXX; 1QIsaa includes these lines by a later scribe
- Isaiah 40:17 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads as less than
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