²⁸ But rebels and sinners shall be destroyed together,
    and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.^(A)

²⁴ Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble
    and as dry grass sinks down in the flame,
so their root will become rotten,
    and their blossom go up like dust,
for they have rejected the instruction of the Lord of hosts
    and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.^(A)

²⁰ You will not be joined with them in burial
    because you have destroyed your land;
    you have killed your people.