Strong's Lexicon Surely הֵ֤ן (hên) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2005: interj 1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part 2) if the nations גּוֹיִם֙ (gō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1471: n m 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) n pr m 1c) Goyim? = 'nations' are like a drop כְּמַ֣ר (kə·mar) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4752: 1) a drop, a flowing down in a bucket; מִדְּלִ֔י (mid·də·lî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1805: 1) bucket they are considered נֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ (neḥ·šā·ḇū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2803: 1) to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to think, account 1a2) to plan, devise, mean 1a3) to charge, impute, reckon 1a4) to esteem, value, regard 1a5) to invent 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be accounted, be thought, be esteemed 1b2) to be computed, be reckoned 1b3) to be imputed 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to think upon, consider, be mindful of 1c2) to think to do, devise, plan 1c3) to count, reckon 1d) (Hithpael) to be considered הֵ֥ן (hên) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2005: interj 1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part 2) if a speck of dust וּכְשַׁ֥חַק (ū·ḵə·ša·ḥaq) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7834: 1) dust, cloud 1a) fine dust 1b) (thin) cloud on the scales; מֹאזְנַ֖יִם (mō·zə·na·yim) Noun - md Strong's Hebrew 3976: 1) scales, balances He lifts up יִטּֽוֹל׃ (yiṭ·ṭō·wl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5190: 1) to lift, bear, bear up 1a) (Qal) to lift, lift over, lift upon, set up 1b) (Piel) to bear up the islands אִיִּ֖ים (’î·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 339: 1) coast, island, shore, region like fine dust. כַּדַּ֥ק (kad·daq) Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1851: 1) thin, small, fine, gaunt 1a) thin 1b) small, fine Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSurely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust. Young's Literal Translation 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered as a speck of dust in the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust. New American Standard Bible Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales; Behold, He lifts up the islands like fine dust. King James Bible 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. Parallel Verses New International Version Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust. New Living Translation No, for all the nations of the world are but a drop in the bucket. They are nothing more than dust on the scales. He picks up the whole earth as though it were a grain of sand. English Standard Version Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales; behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust. New American Standard Bible Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales; Behold, He lifts up the islands like fine dust. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered as a speck of dust in the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust. International Standard Version "Look! The nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are reckoned as dust on the scales. Look! He even lifts up the islands like powder! NET Bible Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales. He lifts the coastlands as if they were dust. American Standard Version 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. English Revised Version 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. Cross References Psalm 62:9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. Isaiah 2:22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? Isaiah 17:13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. Isaiah 29:5 Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly. Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. Daniel 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? Isaiah 1:1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Isaiah 40:14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? Isaiah 40:13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counseller hath taught him? Isaiah 40:12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? Isaiah 40:16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. 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