18 They are a delusion, a charade;at the appointed time they will be ruined!
19 But the portion of Jacobis utterly different,for he has formed all things,including his very own tribe;the Lord of heavenly forcesis his name!
20 You are my hammer,my weapon of war.With you I will crush the nations.With you I will destroy kingdoms.
21 With you I will crush horse and rider.With you I will crush chariot and driver.
22 With you I will crush men and women.With you I will crush old and young.With you I will crushyoung men and young women.
23 With you I will crushshepherds and flocks.With you I will crush farmers and oxen.With you I will crushgovernors and officials.
24 I will repay Babylon and all its inhabitantsfor the terrible thingsthey have done to Zion in your sight,declares the Lord.