20. “You are my battle axe 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 piecesthe horse and his rider.
22. With you I will break in piecesthe chariot and him who rides therein.With you I will break in piecesman and woman.With you I will break in piecesthe old man and the youth.With you I will break in piecesthe young man and the virgin.
23. With you I will break in piecesthe shepherd and his flock.With you I will break in piecesthe farmer and his yoke.With you I will break in piecesgovernors and deputies.
24. “I will render to Babylon and to all the inhabitants of the Kasdim for all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight,” says the Lord.
25. “Behold, I am against you, destroying mountain,” says the Lord,“which destroys all the earth.I will stretch out my hand on you,roll you down from the rocks,and will make you a burnt mountain.
26. They won’t take a cornerstone from you,nor a stone for foundations;but you will be desolate forever,” says the Lord.