So the peoplescatteredthrough allthe landof Egyptto gatherstubblefor straw.
"And in the greatnessof Your excellenceYou overthrowthose who riseup against You; You sendforth Your burninganger,[and] it consumesthem as chaff.
You go[and] getstrawfor yourselves whereveryou can find[it], but noneof your laborwill be reduced.'"
The taskmasterspressedthem, saying,"Completeyour workquota,[your] dailyamount,justas when you hadstraw."
"Behold,they have becomelike stubble,Fireburnsthem; They cannotdeliverthemselvesfrom the powerof the flame;Therewill be nocoalto warmby [Nor] a fireto sitbefore!
Therefore,as a tongueof fireconsumesstubbleAnd drygrasscollapsesinto the flame,So their rootwill becomelike rotand their blossomblowawayas dust;For they have rejectedthe lawof the LORDof hostsAnd despisedthe wordof the HolyOneof Israel.
With a noiseas of chariotsThey leapon the topsof the mountains,Like the cracklingof a flameof fireconsumingthe stubble,Like a mightypeoplearrangedfor battle.
"Then the houseof Jacobwill be a fireAnd the houseof Josepha flame;But the houseof Esau[will be] as stubble.And they will setthem on fireand consumethem, So that there will be nosurvivorof the houseof Esau,"For the LORDhas spoken.
Liketangledthorns,And like those who are drunkenwith their drink,They are consumedAs stubblecompletelywithered.
Nowifany manbuildson the foundationwith gold,silver,preciousstones,wood,hay,straw,
