20. The Lord says, “Babylon, you are my club. I used you to smash nations. I used you to destroy kingdoms.
21. I used you to smash horse and rider. I used you to smash chariot and driver.
22. I used you to smash men and women. I used you to smash men, old and young. I used you to smash young men and young women.
23. I used you to smash shepherds and flocks. I used you to smash farmers and oxen. I used you to smash governors and important officials.
24. But I will repay Babylonia and all the Babylonians for all the evil things they did to Zion. I will pay them back so that you can see it, Judah.” This is what the Lord said.
25. The Lord says, “Babylon, you are like a volcano that destroys the whole country. But I have turned against you, and I will turn you into a burned-out mountain.