Komentaryong Sumisipi para sa Isaias 40:15

So we can say that even were the sun, the moon and all the multitude of stars to become extinct at some future time, together with all their inhabitants, this would be neither an injustice nor an act of absolute evil on the part of the Creator of the whole of existence. For since, in His wisdom, He chose to create a 'becoming and demising' universe that encompasses a multitude of worlds, beyond number, compared with which the solar system is no more than a drop in a bucket, (Isaiah 40:15) then were the sun and the stars to become extinct, it would be just an inevitable consequence of their overall 'becoming and demising' nature; a consequence of the general property of the stuff of the physical world, of which the astral world is a part. There would be nothing wrong in this in terms of overall existence, relative to which the sun is of no more consequence than is a single individual within the whole of mankind. And if it was only one particular planet, for instance, planet Earth, that was annihilated and not a large component of existence, such as the whole of the solar system, there would certainly be nothing wrong with this in terms of overall existence, compared to which the Earth is no more than a drop in the sea. And how much more, if the desolation was to affect only a part of planet Earth, such as might happen if a large mountain subsided as a result of an earthquake and many tens of thousands of people were to die. Once again, there would be nothing wrong with this in terms of overall existence, for it is an inevitability of the 'becoming and demising' property. Moreover, the Earth could not have been made as it is, from the four elements, without landslides and earthquakes sometimes occurring as a result of the fiery vapors, the watery particles or the winds which are enclosed within it and which are essential for its existence and continuance. The bad that sometimes results from this is insignificant compared to the overall good; for the very existence of the Earth would be impossible without this property (for otherwise the Earth could only be either a spirit or made of quintessence).

מרזב – the place where the drop of rain water flows from it. [The word] מר /bitter is a טפה/droop, like (Isaiah 40:15): “The nations are but a drop in a bucket.”