Isaiah 40:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Isaiah 40:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 40:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 40:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded as a speck of dust on a balance. Behold, he lifts up the islands like a very little thing.”
Isaiah 40:15 — World English Bible
Isaiah 40:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.”
Isaiah 40:15 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 40:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lo, nations as a drop from a bucket, And as small dust of the balance, have been reckoned, Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up.”
Isaiah 40:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 40:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold, the nations are esteemed as a drop of the bucket, and as the fine dust on the scales; behold, he taketh up the isles as an atom.”
Isaiah 40:15 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 40:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Beholde, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the dust of the balance: beholde, he taketh away the yles as a litle dust.”
Isaiah 40:15 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 40:15 in Context — Isaiah 40
13 ¿Quién enseñó al espíritu de Jehová, ó le aconsejo enseñándole?
14 ¿A quién demandó consejo para ser avisado? ¿Quién le enseñó el camino del juicio, ó le enseñó ciencia, ó le mostró la senda de la prudencia?
15 He aquí que las naciones son reputadas como la gota de un acetre, y como el orín del peso: he aquí que hace desaparecer las islas como polvo.
16 Ni el Líbano bastará para el fuego, ni todos sus animales para el sacrificio.
17 Como nada son todas las gentes delante de él; y en su comparación serán estimadas en menos que nada, y que lo que no es.
What Does Isaiah 40:15 Mean?
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