¹⁶ “Behold, I have created the blacksmith
Who blows the coals in the fire,
Who brings forth an ^[a]instrument for his work;
And I have created the ^[b]spoiler to destroy.

⁴ The ^(A)Lord has made all for Himself,
^(B)Yes, even the wicked for the day of ^[a]doom.

²⁶ “Did you not hear ^(A)long ago
How I made it,
From ancient times that I formed it?
Now I have brought it to pass,
That you should be
For crushing fortified cities into heaps of ruins.

For His dominion is ^(C)an everlasting dominion,
And His kingdom is from generation to generation.
^35 (D)All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing;
^(E)He does according to His will in the army of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth.
^(F)No one can restrain His hand
Or say to Him, ^(G)“What have You done?”

¹⁵ Shall ^(A)the ax boast itself against him who chops with it?
Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it?
As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up,
Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood!