Berean Standard Bible
“Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust.”
Isaiah 40 begins the second major section of the book with words of comfort for a people in or heading toward exile. To reassure them, the prophet describes God's greatness against the power of the nations they fear.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
See, the nations are to him like a drop hanging from a bucket, and like the small dust in the scales: he takes up the islands like small dust.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
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.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
No, porque comparados con él, los pueblos del mundo nada son, son apenas una gota en el mar o polvo en la balanza. Él levanta las islas como si no pesaran nada.
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