Isaiah 40:15-17
Lexham English Bible
15 Look! The nations are like a drop from a bucket,
and they are counted like dust of the balances!
Look! He weighs the islands like a thin covering.
16 And Lebanon is not enough to light a fire,
and its animals[a] not enough for a burnt offering.
17 All the nations are like nothing before him;
they are counted by him as[b] nothing and emptiness.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:16 Hebrew “animal”
- Isaiah 40:17 Or “from”
Isaiah 40:15-17
New American Standard Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:15 Or coastlands
- Isaiah 40:16 I.e., for fire on an altar
- Isaiah 40:17 Or void
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