¹⁸ The evil things that the people do destroy everything. They are like a fire that destroys thorn bushes. They burn up all the bushes in the forest. Clouds of smoke rise up from a great fire. ¹⁹ The Lord Almighty is very angry. He punishes the land of Israel, like a fire that burns everything. The people are like wood that makes the fire burn well. None of them try to help each other. ²⁰ People eat whatever food they can get, on their right side or their left side. But they are still hungry. They even eat their own family!