Isaiah 40:23-25

New International Reader's Version

²³ He takes the power of princes away from them.
    He reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
²⁴ They are planted.
    They are scattered like seeds.
    They put down roots in the ground.
But as soon as that happens, God blows on them and they dry up.
    Then a windstorm sweeps them away like straw.