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.
25 “Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth!I am your enemy,” says the lord.“I will raise my fist against you,to knock you down from the heights.When I am finished,you will be nothing but a heap of burnt rubble.
26 You will be desolate forever.Even your stones will never again be used for building.You will be completely wiped out,”says the lord.