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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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Behold, the nations - All the nations of the earth. This is designed to show the greatness of God in comparison with that which str…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The nations are as a drop ... — “Nations” and “isles” bring us into the region of human history, as distinct from that of…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket. If we wish to understand the Prophet’s meaning and to read these words profitably, we must …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket
Not only the Chaldeans and Babylonians, and other nations most known, …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

All created beings shrink to nothing in comparison with the Creator. When the Lord, by his Spirit, made the world, none directed his Spirit, or gav…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Be comforted, be comforted. This is the second principal part of this book, in which the prophet primarily intends to comfort th…

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