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435 B
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11 lines
435 B
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## He reduces ##
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"God reduces"
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## they are barely planted…they have barely taken root in the earth ##
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Isaiah compares the rulers to a seed that is not planted firmly in the ground. This emphasizes they are insignificant before God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## the wind blows them away like straw ##
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This emphasizes that God can easily defeat human rulers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]]) |