10 The Lord says, “Now, I will stand upand show my greatness.Now, I will become important to the people.
11 You people do useless thingsthat are like hay and straw.A destructive wind will burn you like fire.
12 People will be burned until their bones become like lime;they will burn quickly like dry thornbushes.”
13 You people in faraway lands, hear what I have done.You people who are near me, learn about my power.
14 The sinners in Jerusalem are afraid;those who are separated from God shake with fear.They say, “Can any of us live through this fire that destroys?Who can live near this fire that burns on and on?”
15 A person who does what is rightand speaks what is right,who refuses to take money unfairly,who refuses to take money to hurt others,who does not listen to plans of murder,who refuses to think about evil—
16 this is the kind of person who will be safe.He will be protected as he would be in a high, walled city.He will always have bread,and he will not run out of water.