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 Qui a sondé l’esprit de l’Éternel, Et qui l’a éclairé de ses conseils?
14 Avec qui a-t-il délibéré pour en recevoir de l’instruction? Qui lui a appris le sentier de la justice? Qui lui a enseigné la sagesse, Et fait connaître le chemin de l’intelligence?
15 Voici, les nations sont comme une goutte d’un seau, Elles sont comme de la poussière sur une balance; Voici, les îles sont comme une fine poussière qui s’envole.
16 Le Liban ne suffit pas pour le feu, Et ses animaux ne suffisent pas pour l’holocauste.
17 Toutes les nations sont devant lui comme un rien, Elles ne sont pour lui que néant et vanité.
What Does Isaiah 40:15 Mean?
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