10 “Now I’ll take action” says Yahweh.

“Now I’ll be praised.

≈ Now I’ll be elevated.

11 You’ll all conceive chaff and give birth to stubble.

≈ Your breath is a fire that will devour you all.

12 The people will be burnt down into ashes,

like thorn bushes cut down and burnt in a heap.

13 You who are far away, listen to what I’ve done.

^ and you all who are nearby, feel my strength.”

14 The sinners in Tsiyon (Zion) are very afraid—

≈ trembling has seized the godless.

“How can we stay in this place with a devouring fire?

≈ Which of us can live with continual burning?”

15 The one who does what’s right,

≈ and is honest in what they say,

who rejects dishonest gain from extortion,

≈ and who avoids shaking hands on a deal involving a bribe,

who refuses to listen to ideas of murder,

and who won’t let his eyes look into evil schemes,

16 that person will live in high places—

the mountain fortress will be their refuge.

They’ll have a reliable source of food and water.