Isaiah 40:22-24
Contemporary English Version
22 God is the one who rules
the whole earth,
and we that live here
are merely insects.
He spread out the heavens
like a curtain or an open tent.
23 God brings down rulers
and turns them into nothing.
24 They are like flowers
freshly sprung up
and starting to grow.
But when God blows on them,
they wilt and are carried off
like straw in a storm.
Isaiah 40:22-24
New International Version
22 He sits enthroned(A) above the circle of the earth,
and its people are like grasshoppers.(B)
He stretches out the heavens(C) like a canopy,(D)
and spreads them out like a tent(E) to live in.(F)
23 He brings princes(G) to naught
and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.(H)
24 No sooner are they planted,
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root(I) in the ground,
than he blows(J) on them and they wither,(K)
and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.(L)
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