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Isaiah 40:15-17
New English Translation
Isaiah 40:15-17
New English Translation
15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are regarded as dust on the scales.
He lifts[a] the coastlands[b] as if they were dust.
16 Not even Lebanon could supply enough firewood for a sacrifice;[c]
its wild animals would not provide enough burnt offerings.[d]
17 All the nations are insignificant before him;
they are regarded as absolutely nothing.[e]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:15 tn Or “weighs” (NIV); NLT “picks up.”
- Isaiah 40:15 tn Or “islands” (NASB, NIV, NLT).
- Isaiah 40:16 tn The words “for a sacrifice” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
- Isaiah 40:16 sn The point is that not even the Lebanon forest could supply enough wood and animals for an adequate sacrifice to the Lord.
- Isaiah 40:17 tn Heb “[as derived] from nothing and unformed.”
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)
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