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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?”

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12 The peoples will be burned to ashes;(A)
    like cut thornbushes(B) they will be set ablaze.(C)

13 You who are far away,(D) hear(E) what I have done;
    you who are near, acknowledge my power!
14 The sinners(F) in Zion are terrified;
    trembling(G) grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?(H)
    Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”

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