NET Bible
"The nations will be burned to ashes; like thorn bushes that have been cut down, they will be set on fire."
— Isaiah 33:12, NET Bible
“And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.”
“And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire. ”
“The peoples will be like the burning of lime, like thorns that are cut down and burned in the fire.”
“And the people shall be as ashes after a fire, as a bundle of thorns they shall be burnt with fire.”
“And the peoples will be like the burning of chalk: as thorns cut down, which are burned in the fire.”
“And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.”
The land dries up and withers away; the forest of Lebanon shrivels up and decays. Sharon is like the arid rift valley; Bashan and Carmel are parched.
“Now I will rise up,” says the LORD.“Now I will exalt myself; now I will magnify myself.
You conceive straw, you give birth to chaff; your breath is a fire that destroys you.
The nations will be burned to ashes; like thorn bushes that have been cut down, they will be set on fire.
You who are far away, listen to what I have done! You who are close by, recognize my strength!”
Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic grips the godless. They say,‘Who among us can coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can coexist with unquenchable fire?’
The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others–