18 Surely wickedness burns like fire.It burns up briars and thorns.It sets the underbrush in the forest on fire,and it whirls upward in clouds of smoke.
19 The land is scorched by the fury of the Lord of Armies,and the people are like fuel for the fire.No one shows concern for others:
20 On the right, one gobbles up food and is still hungry.On the left, another eats and is never full.Each person eats the flesh from his own arm.
21 Manasseh is against Ephraim.Ephraim is against Manasseh.Together they attack Judah.Even after all this, his anger will not disappear,and he is still ready to use his power.