33:11 You conceive straw, 1
you give birth to chaff;
your breath is a fire that destroys you. 2
33:12 The nations will be burned to ashes; 3
like thorn bushes that have been cut down, they will be set on fire.
[33:11] 1 tn The second person verb and pronominal forms in this verse are plural. The hostile nations are the addressed, as the next verse makes clear.
[33:11] 2 sn The hostile nations’ plans to destroy God’s people will come to nothing; their hostility will end up being self-destructive.
[33:12] 3 tn Heb “will be a burning to lime.” See Amos 2:1.
