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15 In his eyes the nations are
    like a drop in a bucket,
    like dust on the scales.
To him coasts and islands[a]
    weigh no more than fine dust,
16 Lebanon would not supply enough wood for fuel,
    nor are its animals sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 All the nations are as naught in his sight;
    he reckons them as nothing and void.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:15 Islands: the Mediterranean archipelagoes and, in general, the distant lands.