15. The nations are only a drop in a bucket to him. He considers them as nothing but dust on the scales. He weighs the islands as if they were only fine dust.
16. Lebanon doesn't have enough trees to keep his altar fires burning. It doesn't have enough animals to sacrifice as burnt offerings to him.
17. To him, all of the nations don't amount to anything. He considers them to be worthless. In fact, they are less than nothing in his sight.
18. So who will you compare God to? Is there any other god like him?
19. Will you compare him to a statue of a god? Any skilled worker can make a statue. Then another worker covers it with gold and makes silver chains for it.