20 You are my war club,
my weapons of war.
With you I will smash nations;
with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.
21 With you I will smash the horse and its rider;
with you I will smash the chariot and its rider.
22 With you I will smash man and woman;(A)
with you I will smash the old man and the youth;
with you I will smash the young man and the young woman.
23 With you I will smash the shepherd and his flock;
with you I will smash the farmer and his ox-team.[a]
With you I will smash governors and officials.

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Footnotes

  1. 51:23 Lit yoke

20 You are my hammer,
    my weapon of war.
With you I will crush the nations.
    With you I will destroy kingdoms.
21     With you I will crush horse and rider.
    With you I will crush chariot and driver.
22     With you I will crush men and women.
    With you I will crush old and young.
    With you I will crush young men and young women.
23     With you I will crush shepherds and flocks.
    With you I will crush farmers and oxen.
    With you I will crush governors and officials.

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