Isaiah 40:15

“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 taketh up the isles as a very little thing." - Isaiah 40:15
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What does Isaiah 40:15 mean?

Isaiah 40:15 (KJV) states, "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." This verse is part of a larger passage from the book of Isaiah, which is one of the major prophets…

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Perspective of the Almighty: Our Lives in His Scale

In the book of Isaiah, chapter 40 verse 15, we find a profound climax of God's sovereignty expressed through the prophet’s words: "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…

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A Prayer for Perspective and Trust in God’s Sovereignty

Heavenly Father, I humbly approach Your throne of grace today, recognizing the majesty and the vastness of your presence. As I reflect on the profound words found in Isaiah 40:15, I am struck by the reminder of Your greatness and the insignificance of the nations in comparison…

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Isaiah 40:15 - "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."
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Joshua 15:40 - "And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,"
Isaiah 40:23 - "That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity."
Isaiah 40:16 - "And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering."
Isaiah 40:1 - "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God."
Isaiah 40:29 - "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."
Isaiah 40:8 - "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."
Isaiah 40:25 - "To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One."
Isaiah 40:30 - "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:"
Isaiah 40:18 - "¶ To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?"
Isaiah 40:17 - "All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity."
Isaiah 40:19 - "The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains."
"And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish," - Joshua 15:40
Isaiah 40:7 - "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass."
Isaiah 40:5 - "And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it."
Acts 15:40 - "And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God."
Psalms 40:15 - "Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha."
Job 40:15 - "¶ Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox."
Numbers 15:40 - "That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God."
Isaiah 40:3 - "¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God."
1 Corinthians 15:40 - "There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another."