18. They are worth nothing; people make fun of them.When they are judged, they will be destroyed.
19. But God, who is Jacob’s Portion, is not like the idols.He made everything,and he chose Israel to be his special people.The Lord All-Powerful is his name.
20. “You are my war club,my battle weapon.I use you to smash nations.I use you to destroy kingdoms.
21. I use you to smash horses and riders.I use you to smash chariots and drivers.
22. I use you to smash men and women.I use you to smash old people and young people.I use you to smash young men and young women.
23. I use you to smash shepherds and flocks.I use you to smash farmers and oxen.I use you to smash governors and officers.
24. “But I will pay back Babylon and all the Babylonians for all the evil things they did to Jerusalem in your sight,” says the Lord.