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.

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The Lord’s Instrument of Judgment

20 “You are my war-club and
    weapons of war.
I’ll smash nations with you
    and destroy kingdoms with you.
21 I’ll smash the horse and its rider with you.
    I’ll smash the chariot and its rider with you.
22 I’ll smash man and woman with you.
    I’ll smash old man and young boy with you.
        I’ll smash young man and young woman[a] with you.
23 I’ll smash the shepherd and his flock with you.
    I’ll smash the farmer and his team of oxen with you.
        I’ll smash governors and officials with you.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:22 Or virgin