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20 “You are my battle ax and weapons of war.
    With you I will break the nations into pieces.
    With you I will destroy kingdoms.
21 With you I will break in pieces
    the horse and his rider.
22 With you I will break in pieces
    the chariot and him who rides therein.
With you I will break in pieces
    man and woman.
With you I will break in pieces
    the old man and the youth.
With you I will break in pieces
    the young man and the virgin.
23 With you I will break in pieces
    the shepherd and his flock.
With you I will break in pieces
    the farmer and his yoke.
With you I will break in pieces
    governors and deputies.

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Israel the Creator’s Instrument

20 You are my war club, my weapon of battle:
with you I smash nations;
    with you I destroy kingdoms;(A)
21 with you I smash the horse and its rider;
    with you I smash the chariot and the charioteer;
22 with you I smash man and woman;
    with you I smash the old man and the boy;
with you I smash the young man and the girl;(B)
23     with you I smash shepherds and their flocks;
with you I smash farmers and their teams;
    with you I smash governors and deputies.

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20 “You are my war club,(A)
    my weapon for battle—
with you I shatter(B) nations,(C)
    with you I destroy kingdoms,
21 with you I shatter horse and rider,(D)
    with you I shatter chariot(E) and driver,
22 with you I shatter man and woman,
    with you I shatter old man and youth,
    with you I shatter young man and young woman,(F)
23 with you I shatter shepherd and flock,
    with you I shatter farmer and oxen,
    with you I shatter governors and officials.(G)

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