"He will not escapefrom darkness;The flamewill witherhis shoots,And by the breathof His mouthhe will goaway.
"He does not believethat he will returnfrom darkness,And he is destinedfor the sword.
"He wandersabout for food,saying, 'Whereis it?' He knowsthat a dayof darknessis at hand.
"For the companyof the godlessis barren,And fireconsumesthe tentsof the corrupt.
"His rootsare driedbelow,And his branchis cutoffabove.
"He is drivenfrom lightinto darkness,And chasedfrom the inhabitedworld.
Completedarknessis heldin reservefor his treasures,And unfannedfirewill devourhim; It will consumethe survivorin his tent.
[Saying], 'Trulyour adversariesare cutoff,And their abundancethe firehas consumed.'
"For it would be firethat consumesto Abaddon,And would uprootallmy increase.
"By the breathof Godthey perish,And by the blastof His angerthey cometo an end.
"By daythey meetwith darkness,And gropeat noonas in the night.
But with righteousnessHe will judgethe poor,And decidewith fairnessfor the afflictedof the earth;And He will strikethe earthwith the rodof His mouth,And with the breathof His lipsHe will slaythe wicked.
For Tophethhas longbeen ready,Indeed,it has been preparedfor the king.He has madeit deepand large,A pyreof firewith plentyof wood;The breathof the LORD,like a torrentof brimstone,setsit afire.
ThereforeI have hewn[them] in piecesby the prophets;I have slainthem by the wordsof My mouth;And the judgmentson you are [like] the lightthat goesforth.
"Thenthe kingsaidto the servants,'Bindhim handand foot,and throwhim into the outerdarkness;in that place therewill be weepingand gnashingof teeth.'
"ThenHe will alsosayto thoseon His left,Departfrom Me, accursedones, into the eternalfirewhich has been preparedfor the deviland his angels;
but the sonsof the kingdomwill be castout into the outerdarkness;in that place therewill be weepingand gnashingof teeth."
Theseare springswithout waterand mistsdrivenby a storm,for whomthe blackdarknesshas been reserved.
wildwavesof the sea,castingup their ownshamelike foam;wanderingstars,for whomthe blackdarknesshas been reservedforever.
From His mouthcomesa sharpsword,sothat with it He may strike downthe nations,and He will rulethem with a rodof iron;and He treadsthe winepressof the fiercewrathof God,the Almighty.
