# the proud ones will stumble and fall Here "stumble and fall" are idioms that refer to defeat and death. Alternate translation: "I will cause enemies to defeat and kill the proud ones" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]]) # it will devour everything around him Fire burning the cities of Babylon is spoken of as if the fire were an animal that ate them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) # around him Here "him" refers to the "proud one" which describes Babylon.