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15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance; behold, He taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

17 All nations before Him are as nothing, and they are counted to Him less than nothing, and vanity.

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15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: behold, [a]he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. 16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering. 17 All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as [b]less than nothing, and [c]vanity.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:15 Or, the isles are as the fine dust that is lifted up
  2. Isaiah 40:17 Or, as a thing of nought
  3. Isaiah 40:17 Or, confusion