# exploit you with deceptive words

"convince you to give them money by telling you lies"

# their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep

Peter speaks of "condemnation" and "destruction" as if they are persons who act. These abstract nouns can be expressed with the verbs "condemn" and "destroy".  Alternate translation: "They will certainly be condemned; they will surely be destroyed" or "God will soon condemn them; he is ready to destroy them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep

Possible meanings are 1) the false teachers will be condemned, and as a result they will be destroyed, or 2) the two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize how soon or how certainly the false teachers will be condemned. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

