20 “Babylon, you are my war club,my weapon for battle.I used you to smash nations.I used you to destroy kingdoms.
21 I used you to smash horses and their riders.I used you to smash chariots and their drivers.
22 I used you to smash men and women.I used you to smash old men and young men.I used you to smash young men and young women.
23 I used you to smash shepherds and their flocks.I used you to smash farmers and their teams of oxen.I used you to smash governors and leaders.”
24 “But I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babyloniafor all the wicked things they did in Zion right before the eyes of you Judeans,” says the Lord.
25 The Lord says, “Beware! I am opposed to you, Babylon! You are like a destructive mountain that destroys all the earth.I will unleash my power against you;I will roll you off the cliffs and make you like a burned-out mountain.
26 No one will use any of your stones as a cornerstone.No one will use any of them in the foundation of his house.For you will lie desolate forever,”says the Lord.