18 Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies!On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
19 But the God of Israel is no idol!He is the Creator of everything that exists,including his people, his own special possession.The lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name!
20 “You are my battle-ax and sword,”says the lord.“With you I will shatter nationsand destroy many kingdoms.
21 With you I will shatter armies—destroying the horse and rider,the chariot and charioteer.
22 With you I will shatter men and women,old people and children,young men and young women.
23 With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks,farmers and oxen,captains and officers.
24 “I will repay Babylonand the people of Babyloniafor all the wrong they have doneto my people in Jerusalem,” says the lord.