20 “You are my hammer and weapon of war:
with you I (A)break nations in pieces;
    with you I destroy kingdoms;
21 with you I break in pieces the horse and his rider;
    with you I break in pieces the chariot and the charioteer;
22 with you I break in pieces man and woman;
    with you I break in pieces (B)the old man and the youth;
with you I break in pieces (C)the young man and the young woman;
23     with you I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock;
with you I break in pieces the farmer and his team;
    with you I break in pieces (D)governors and commanders.

24 (E)“I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea before your very eyes for all the evil that they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.

25 “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain,
declares the Lord,
    which destroys the whole earth;
I will stretch out my hand against you,
    and roll you down from the crags,
    (F)and make you a burnt mountain.
26 No (G)stone shall be taken from you for a corner
    and no stone for a foundation,
but you shall be (H)a perpetual waste,
    declares the Lord.

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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)

24 “Before your eyes I will repay(H) Babylon(I) and all who live in Babylonia[a] for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.

25 “I am against(J) you, you destroying mountain,
    you who destroy the whole earth,”(K)
declares the Lord.
“I will stretch out my hand(L) against you,
    roll you off the cliffs,
    and make you a burned-out mountain.(M)
26 No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone,
    nor any stone for a foundation,
    for you will be desolate(N) forever,”
declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35