Isaiah 40:22-25

New King James Version

²²It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
Who ^(A)stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
And spreads them out like a ^(B)tent to dwell in.
²³He ^[a]brings the ^(C)princes to nothing;
He makes the judges of the earth useless.

²⁴Scarcely shall they be planted,
Scarcely shall they be sown,
Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth,
When He will also blow on them,
And they will wither,
And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble.

²⁵“To^(D) whom then will you liken Me,
Or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One.

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Isaiah 40:22-25

King James Version

²²It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

²³That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

²⁴Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

²⁵To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

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Isaiah 40:22-25

New American Standard Bible

²²It 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.
²³It 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.