en_tn/isa/47/14.md

Yahweh continues speaking to the people of Babylon.

they will become like stubble; the fire will burn them up

Yahweh compares the magicians and sorcerers to straw that burns quickly in a fire. This means they will be no help to the people of Babylon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

there are no coals here suitable for warming them nor no fire suitable to sit before

Again, this means the magicians and sorcerers will burn up so quickly the fire will not help the people. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

They will be for you nothing but toil

"Those from whom you expected help will make more work for you."