22 It is He who [a]sits above the [b](A)circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like (B)grasshoppers,
Who (C)stretches out the heavens like a (D)curtain
And spreads them out like a (E)tent to live in.
23 It is He who reduces (F)rulers to nothing,
Who (G)makes the judges of the earth [c]meaningless.
24 [d]Scarcely have they been planted,
[e]Scarcely have they been sown,
[f]Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they wither,
And the (H)storm carries them away like stubble.
25 (I)To whom then will you compare Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:22 Or is enthroned
  2. Isaiah 40:22 Or vault
  3. Isaiah 40:23 Or void
  4. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even
  5. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even
  6. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even

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