Isaiah 40:15-17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 Even the nations are like a drop from a bucket
and are accounted as dust on the scales;
see, he takes up the isles like fine dust.(A)
16 Lebanon would not provide fuel enough,
nor are its animals enough for a burnt offering.]][a]
17 All the nations are as nothing before him;
they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.(B)
Footnotes
- 40.14–16 Q ms lacks Who taught him . . . burnt offering
Isaiah 40:15-17
Common English Bible
15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket,
and valued as dust on a scale.
Look, God weighs the islands like fine dust.
16 Lebanon doesn’t have enough fuel;
its animals aren’t enough for an entirely burned offering.
17 All the nations are like nothing before God.
They are viewed as less than nothing and emptiness.
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