§ 02 · King James Bible
Isaiah 9:18
For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
Simple English
Wickedness is like a burning fire. It destroys bushes and thorns and spreads through forests, growing quickly like rising smoke.
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