Isaiah 40:15 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | | הֵ֤ן | h2005 |
| 1 | Behold the nations | גּוֹיִם֙ | h1471 |
| 2 | are as a drop | כְּמַ֣ר | h4752 |
| 3 | of a bucket | מִדְּלִ֔י | h1805 |
| 4 | as the small dust | וּכְשַׁ֥חַק | h7834 |
| 5 | of the balance | מֹאזְנַ֖יִם | h3976 |
| 6 | and are counted | נֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ | h2803 |
| 7 | | הֵ֥ן | h2005 |
| 8 | the isles | אִיִּ֖ים | h339 |
| 9 | as a very little thing | כַּדַּ֥ק | h1851 |
| 10 | behold he taketh up | יִטּֽוֹל׃ | h5190 |
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.