# Smoke went up from out of his nostrils ... Coals were ignited by it

David speaks of Yahweh as if he were breathing fire. This is a picture of how angry God was. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it

This can be stated in active form. AT: "blazing fire came out of his mouth and ignited coals" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])