13 He said, "By my own strength I have achieved it,and by my wisdom, since I’m so clever.I disregarded national boundaries; I raided their treasures;I knocked down their rulers like a bull.
14 My hand found the wealth of the peoplesas if it were in a nest.Just as one gathers abandoned eggs,I have gathered the entire earth;no creature fluttered a wing or opened a mouth to chirp."
15 Will the ax glorify itself over the one who chops with it?Or will the saw magnify itself over its user?As if a rod could wave the one who lifts it!As if a staff could lift up the one not made of wood!
16 Therefore, the Lord God of heavenly forceswill make the well-fed people waste away;and among his officials,a blaze will burn like scorching fire.
17 The light of Israel will become a fire,its holy one a flame,which will burn and devourits thorns and thistlesin a single day.
18 Its abundant forest and farmlandwill be finished completely,as when a sick person wastes away;
19 its forest’s remaining trees will be no more than a child can count.