19. But the portion of Jacobis utterly different,for he has formed all things,including his very own tribe;the Lord of heavenly forcesis his name!
20. You are my hammer,my weapon of war.With you I will crush the nations.With you I will destroy kingdoms.
21. With you I will crush horse and rider.With you I will crush chariot and driver.
22. With you I will crush men and women.With you I will crush old and young.With you I will crushyoung men and young women.
23. With you I will crushshepherds and flocks.With you I will crush farmers and oxen.With you I will crushgovernors and officials.
24. I will repay Babylon and all its inhabitantsfor the terrible thingsthey have done to Zion in your sight,declares the Lord.
25. I’m against you,you mountain of destruction,declares the Lord, you destroyer of the whole earth!I will reach out against you;I will topple you from your heights;I will turn you into a rubbish heap.
26. They will never remove a cornerstoneor a foundation stone from you.You will be a wasteland forever,declares the Lord.