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OET (OET-LV) There nations like_drop from_bucket and_as_dust_of balances they_are_regarded there islands like_the_fine he_lifts.
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(Some words not found in UHB: if nations like,drop from,bucket and,as,dust_of scales regarded if islands like_the,fine weighs )
These words add emphasis to what follows.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
(Occurrence 0) the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded like the dust on the scales
(Some words not found in UHB: if nations like,drop from,bucket and,as,dust_of scales regarded if islands like_the,fine weighs )
The prophet compares the nations to a drop of water and to dust in order to emphasize how small and insignificant they are to Yahweh.
(Occurrence 0) like a drop in a bucket
(Some words not found in UHB: if nations like,drop from,bucket and,as,dust_of scales regarded if islands like_the,fine weighs )
This could mean: (1) a drop of water that falls into a bucket or (2) a drop of water that drops out of a bucket.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) are regarded like the dust on the scales
(Some words not found in UHB: if nations like,drop from,bucket and,as,dust_of scales regarded if islands like_the,fine weighs )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yahweh regards them as dust on the scales”
40:15 God is sovereign over all the nations of the world and over their human power structures. In comparison to God, they are almost nothing. This included the Babylonian Empire, which was merely a tool in God’s hand.
• whole earth: Literally coastlands or islands.
OET (OET-LV) There nations like_drop from_bucket and_as_dust_of balances they_are_regarded there islands like_the_fine he_lifts.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.