18. They are vanity, the work of errors;in the time of their punishment they will perish.
19. The portion of Jacob is not like them,for He is the former of all things,and Israel is the rod of His inheritance.The Lord of Hosts is His name.
20. He says: You are My battle-axand weapon of war:for with you I will break in pieces the nations,and with you I will destroy kingdoms;
21. and with you I will break in pieces the horse and his rider;and with you I will break in pieces the chariot and his rider.
22. With you also I will break in pieces man and woman;and with you I will break in pieces old and young;and with you I will break in pieces the young man and the young woman.
23. I will also break in pieces with you the shepherd and his flock;and with you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke of oxen;and with you I will break in pieces captains and rulers.
24. I will render to Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, says the Lord.
25. I am against you, O destroying mountain,says the Lord,who destroys all the earth.And I will stretch out My hand against you,and roll you down from the rocks,and will make you a burned mountain.
26. They will not take of you a stone for a corner,or a stone for foundations,but you will be desolate forever,says the Lord.