Isaiah 40:22-24

Expanded Bible

²² ·God sits on his throne [^LHe sits] above the ·circle [horizon] of the earth,
    and ·compared to him, [^Lits] people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the ·skies [heavens] like a ·piece of cloth [canopy; curtain]
    and spreads them out like a tent to ·sit under [or live in].
²³ He makes rulers ·unimportant [nothing]
    and the judges of this world ·worth nothing [insignificant; useless].
²⁴ ·They are like plants that are placed in the ground [^LIndeed, they are barely planted],
    ·like seeds that are planted [^Lindeed, they are barely sown].
·As soon as they begin to grow strong [^LIndeed, they barely take root],
    he blows on them and they ·die [wither],
and the ·wind [storm; whirlwind] blows them away like ·chaff [straw].