Isaiah 40:15 in Other Translations
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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he takes up the isles as a very little thing.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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.
| Behold, | הֵ֤ן | hēn | hane |
| the nations | גּוֹיִם֙ | gôyim | ɡoh-YEEM |
| are as a drop | כְּמַ֣ר | kĕmar | keh-MAHR |
| bucket, a of | מִדְּלִ֔י | middĕlî | mee-deh-LEE |
| and are counted | וּכְשַׁ֥חַק | ûkĕšaḥaq | oo-heh-SHA-hahk |
| dust small the as | מֹאזְנַ֖יִם | mōʾzĕnayim | moh-zeh-NA-yeem |
| of the balance: | נֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ | neḥšābû | nek-SHA-voo |
| behold, | הֵ֥ן | hēn | hane |
| up taketh he | אִיִּ֖ים | ʾiyyîm | ee-YEEM |
| the isles | כַּדַּ֥ק | kaddaq | ka-DAHK |
| as a very little thing. | יִטּֽוֹל׃ | yiṭṭôl | yee-tole |