24 They are barely planted, barely sown,
their stem hardly takes root in the ground
when he blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.(A)

25 “To whom will you compare me,(B)
or who is my equal?” asks the Holy One.
26 Look up and see!
Who created(C) these?
He brings out the stars by number;
he calls all of them by name.(D)
Because of his great power and strength,
not one of them is missing.

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