en_tn_condensed/isa/40/23.md

translationWords

• en:tw:earth
• en:tw:ruler
• en:tw:sow

translationNotes

• He reduces - "God reduces"
• they are barely planted…they have barely taken root in the earth - Isaiah compares the rulers to a seed that is not planted firmly in the ground. This emphasizes they are insignificant before God. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
• the wind blows them away like straw - This emphasizes that God can easily defeat human rulers. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)