Isaiah
Isaiah 40:15–17
15Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are considered a speck of dust on the scales;
He lifts up the islandsi like fine dust.
16Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel,
nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.
17All the nations are as nothing before Him;
He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.
Footnotes
- i 40:15 Or coastlands
Word by word
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Isaiah 40:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surely | הֵ֤ן | hên | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| the nations | גּוֹיִם֙ | gō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| are like a drop | כְּמַ֣ר | kə·mar | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4752 drop |
| in a bucket | מִדְּלִ֔י | mid·də·lî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H1805 bucket |
| they are considered | נֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ | neḥ·šā·ḇū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2803 think, account |
| a speck of dust | וּכְשַׁ֥חַק | ū·ḵə·ša·ḥaq | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7834 dust, cloud |
| on the scales | מֹאזְנַ֖יִם | mō·zə·na·yim | Noun - md | H3976 balances, scales |
| He lifts up | יִטּֽוֹל׃ | yiṭ·ṭō·wl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5190 lift, bear |
| the islands | אִיִּ֖ים | ’î·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H339 coast, region |
| like fine dust | כַּדַּ֥ק | kad·daq | Preposition-k, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1851 thin, small, fine |
Isaiah 40:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | וּלְבָנ֕וֹן | ū·lə·ḇā·nō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3844 Lebanon |
| not | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| sufficient | דֵּ֖י | dê | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1767 sufficiency, enough |
| for fuel | בָּעֵ֑ר | bā·‘êr | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1197 burn, consume |
| nor its animals | וְחַיָּת֔וֹ | wə·ḥay·yā·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| enough | דֵּ֖י | dê | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1767 sufficiency, enough |
| for a burnt offering | עוֹלָֽה׃ס | ‘ō·w·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
Isaiah 40:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| are as nothing | כְּאַ֣יִן | kə·’a·yin | Preposition-k; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| before Him | נֶגְדּ֑וֹ | neḡ·dōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| He regards them | נֶחְשְׁבוּ־ | neḥ·šə·ḇū- | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2803 think, account |
| as nothingness | מֵאֶ֥פֶס | mê·’e·p̄es | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H657 the two extremities |
| and emptiness | וָתֹ֖הוּ | wā·ṯō·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 40:15 Isaiah 40:22 · Jeremiah 10:10 · Job 34:14–15 · Isaiah 29:5 · Isaiah 11:11
Isaiah 40:16 Micah 6:6–7 · Psalm 40:6 · Psalm 50:9–12
Isaiah 40:17 Psalm 62:9 · Daniel 4:34–35 · Isaiah 29:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.