15. “He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom. By his understanding he has stretched out the heavens.
16. When he utters his voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries.
17. “Every man has become brutish without knowledge. Every goldsmith is disappointed by his image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
18. They are vanity, a work of delusion. In the time of their visitation, they will perish.
19. The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the former of all things; including the tribe of his inheritance: Yahweh of Armies is his name.
20. “You are my battle ax and weapons of war. With you I will break the nations into pieces. With you I will destroy kingdoms.
21. With you I will break in pieces the horse and his rider.
22. With you I will break in pieces the chariot and him who rides therein. With you I will break in pieces man and woman. With you I will break in pieces the old man and the youth. With you I will break in pieces the young man and the virgin.
23. With you I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock. With you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke. With you will I break in pieces governors and deputies.