Why do we say "A drop in the bucket"?

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A drop in the bucket

Meaning:

An insignificant amount

Background:

"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." - Isiah, 40:15, New International Version.

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