20 “You are my war club,

my weapon for battle—

with you I shatter nations,

with you I destroy kingdoms,

21 with you I shatter horse and rider,

with you I shatter chariot 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,

23 with you I shatter shepherd and flock,

with you I shatter farmer and oxen,

with you I shatter governors and officials.

20 Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war:

For with thee will I break in pieces the nations,

And with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

21 And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;

And with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

22 With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman;

And with thee will I break in pieces old and young;

And with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;

23 I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock;

And with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen;

And with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

20 “You are my battle-ax and sword,”

says the Lord.

“With you I will shatter nations

and destroy many kingdoms.

21 With you I will shatter armies—

destroying the horse and rider,

the chariot and charioteer.

22 With you I will shatter men and women,

old people and children,

young men and young women.

23 With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks,

farmers and oxen,

captains and officers.

20 “You are My battle-ax and weapons of war:

For with you I will break the nation in pieces;

With you I will destroy kingdoms;

21 With you I will break in pieces the horse and its rider;

With you I will break in pieces the chariot and its rider;

22 With you also I will break in pieces man and woman;

With you I will break in pieces old and young;

With you I will break in pieces the young man and the maiden;

23 With you also I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock;

With you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke of oxen;

And with you I will break in pieces governors and rulers.

20 “You are my war club,

my battle weapon.

I use you to smash nations.

I use you to destroy kingdoms.

21 I use you to smash horses and riders.

I use you to smash chariots and drivers.

22 I use you to smash men and women.

I use you to smash old people and young people.

I use you to smash young men and young women.

23 I use you to smash shepherds and flocks.

I use you to smash farmers and oxen.

I use you to smash governors and officers.

20 Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; 21 and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; 22 and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and him that rideth therein; and with thee will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces the old man and the youth; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the virgin; 23 and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and deputies.

20 Thou art my maul, my weapons of war: and with thee I will break in pieces the nations, and I will with thee destroy kingdoms; 21 and with thee I will break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee I will break in pieces the chariot and its driver; 22 and with thee will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; 23 and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and rulers.

20 “You are my war club and my weapon for battle. 

I will use you to crush nations. 

I will use you to destroy kingdoms. 

21 I will use you to crush horses and their riders. 

I will use you to crush chariots and their drivers. 

22 I will use you to crush men and women. 

I will use you to crush the old and the young. 

I will use you to crush young men and women. 

23 I will use you to crush shepherds and their flocks. 

I will use you to crush farmers and their oxen. 

I will use you to crush governors and officials. 

20 You are My battle 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;

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.

With you I will smash governors and officials.

20 You are my war club, my weapon of battle:

with you I smash nations;

with you I destroy kingdoms;

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;

23 with you I smash shepherds and their flocks;

with you I smash farmers and their teams;

with you I smash governors and deputies.

20 He says, “You are a war club for me,

a weapon of battle,

and I smash nations with you,

and I destroy kingdoms with you.

21 And I smash the horse with you,

and its rider,

and I smash the chariot with you,

and its rider.

22 And I smash man and woman with you,

and I smash the old man and the boy with you,

and I smash the young man and the young woman with you.

23 And I smash the shepherd and his flock with you,

and I smash the farmer and his team with you,

and I smash the governors and the officials with you.

20 “Babylonia, you are my war club.

You are my weapon for battle.

I use you to destroy nations.

I use you to wipe out kingdoms.

21 I use you to destroy horses and their riders.

I use you to destroy chariots and their drivers.

22 I use you to destroy men and women.

I use you to destroy old people and young people.

I use you to destroy young men and young women.

23 I use you to destroy shepherds and their flocks.

I use you to destroy farmers and their oxen.

I use you to destroy governors and officials.

20 He says, “You are My war-club, My weapon of war;

And with you I shatter nations,

And with you I destroy kingdoms.

21 “With you I shatter the horse and his rider,

And with you I shatter the chariot and its rider,

22 And with you I shatter man and woman,

And with you I shatter old man and youth,

And with you I shatter young man and virgin,

23 And with you I shatter the shepherd and his flock,

And with you I shatter the farmer and his team,

And with you I shatter governors and prefects.