Isaiah 40:15
40:14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? instructed: Heb. made him understand understanding: Heb. understandings?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.
KJV
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.
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.
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he takes up the isles as a very little thing.
What does Isaiah 40:15 mean?
Isaiah 40:15 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גּוֹי (gôwy), מַר (mar), דְּלִי (dᵉlîy).
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What does Isaiah 40:15 say?
Isaiah 40:15 (King James Version) reads: "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."
Is Isaiah 40:15 in the Old or New Testament?
Isaiah 40:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.
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