18. They are worthless and should be despised;they will be destroyed when the Lord comes to deal with them.
19. The God of Jacob is not like them;he is the one who made everything,and he has chosen Israel to be his very own people.The Lord Almighty is his name.
20. The Lord says,“Babylonia, you are my hammer, my weapon of war.I used you to crush nations and kingdoms,
21. to shatter horses and riders,to shatter chariots and their drivers,
22. to kill men and women,to slay old and young,to kill boys and girls,
23. to slaughter shepherds and their flocks,to slaughter ploughmen and their horses,to crush rulers and high officials.”
24. The Lord says, “You will see me repay Babylonia and its people for all the evil they did to Jerusalem.