the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, ¹  and the Sepharvites burned their sons in the fire as an offering to Adrammelech and Anammelech, ²  the gods of Sepharvaim.

my anxiety intensified. ¹  As I thought about it, I became impatient. ²  Finally I spoke these words: ³ 

They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground. ¹ 

It is burned ¹  and cut down. They die because you are displeased with them. ² 

O fire and hail, snow and clouds, ¹  O stormy wind that carries out his orders, ² 

A wicked scoundrel ¹  digs up ²  evil, and his slander ³  is like a scorching fire. ⁴ 

The nations will be burned to ashes; ¹  like thorn bushes that have been cut down, they will be set on fire.

I will desolate Pathros, I will ignite a fire in Zoan, and I will execute judgments on Thebes.

As ¹  the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.

As I watched, I noticed ¹  a form that appeared to be a man. ²  From his waist downward was something like fire, ³  and from his waist upward something like a brightness, ⁴  like an amber glow. ⁵ 

They will throw them into the fiery furnace, ¹  where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

This is what the Lord who rules over all ¹  says, “Babylon’s thick wall ²  will be completely demolished. ³  Her high gates will be set on fire. The peoples strive for what does not satisfy. ⁴  The nations grow weary trying to get what will be destroyed.” ⁵ 

As I watched, I noticed ¹  a windstorm ²  coming from the north – an enormous cloud, with lightning flashing, ³  such that bright light ⁴  rimmed it and came from ⁵  it like glowing amber ⁶  from the middle of a fire.

Because of the anger of the Lord who commands armies, the land was scorched, ¹  and the people became fuel for the fire. ²  People had no compassion on one another. ³ 

Then the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar ¹  as a gift to the Lord. It is a guilt offering.

He led them with a cloud by day, and with the light of a fire all night long.

They will report that the fords have been captured, the reed marshes have been burned, the soldiers are terrified. ¹ 

Now ¹  this is what the horses and their riders ²  looked like in my ³  vision: The riders had breastplates that were fiery red, ⁴  dark blue, ⁵  and sulfurous ⁶  yellow in color. ⁷  The ⁸  heads of the horses looked like lions’ heads, and fire, smoke, and sulfur ⁹  came out of their mouths.

You will stumble and fall, you proud city; no one will help you get up. I will set fire to your towns; it will burn up everything that surrounds you.” ¹ 

So I will set fire to Rabbah’s ¹  city wall; ²  fire ³  will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; ⁴  a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm. ⁵