Here the flame represents God's judgment and the drying up of his stalks represents either the fact that his possessions disappear, or that he will die. Alternate translation: "God will take everything he owns away, like a fire dries out the moist branches of a tree" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
Here God's "breath" represents his judgement. Alternate translation: "God's breath" or "God's judgment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])