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- 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)