20 “You are my war club.You are my battle weapon.I use you to smash nations.I use you to destroy kingdoms.
21 I use you to smash horse and rider.I use you to smash chariot and driver.
22 I use you to smash men and women.I use you to smash old men and young men.I use you to smash young men and young women.
23 I use you to smash shepherds and flocks.I use you to smash farmers and oxen.I use you to smash governors and officers.
24 “But I will pay Babylon back, and I will pay back all the Babylonians for all the evil things they did to Jerusalem,” says the Lord.
25 The Lord says,“Babylon, you are a destroying mountain.And I am against you.You have destroyed the whole land.I will put my hand out against you.I will roll you off the cliffs.I will make you a burned-out mountain.
26 People will not find any rocks in Babylon big enough for cornerstones.People will not take any rocks from Babylon to use for the foundation of a building.This is because your city will be just a pile of ruins forever,” says the Lord.