17 At the sight of this, people feel stupid and senseless;those who make idols are disillusionedbecause the gods they make are false and lifeless.
18 They are worthless and should be despised;they will be destroyed when the Lord comes to deal with them.
19 The God of Jacob is not like them;he is the one who made everything,and he has chosen Israel to be his very own people.The Lord Almighty is his name.
20 The Lord says,“Babylonia, you are my hammer, my weapon of war.I used you to crush nations and kingdoms,
21 to shatter horses and riders,to shatter chariots and their drivers,
22 to kill men and women,to slay old and young,to kill boys and girls,
23 to slaughter shepherds and their flocks,to slaughter farmers and their plow horses,to crush rulers and high officials.”