²⁵ “I have awakened ^(A)one from the north, and he has come;
From the rising of the sun he will call on My name;
And he will come upon officials as upon ^(B)mortar,
Even as the potter treads clay.”

^11 (A)Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
Yahweh has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the ^(B)vengeance of Yahweh, vengeance for His temple.

²⁰ He says, “You are My ^(A)instrument of shattering, My weapon of war;
And with you I ^(B)shatter nations,
And with you I destroy kingdoms.