Jeremiah 51:20–23

“You are my hammer and weapon of war:

with you I break nations in pieces;

with you I destroy kingdoms;

with you I break in pieces the horse and his rider;

with you I break in pieces the chariot and the charioteer;

with you I break in pieces man and woman;

with you I break in pieces the old man and the youth;

with you I break in pieces the young man and the young woman;

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 governors and commanders.

“You are my war club,

my weapon for battle—

with you I shatter nations,

with you I destroy kingdoms,

with you I shatter horse and rider,

with you I shatter chariot and driver,

with you I shatter man and woman,

with you I shatter old man and youth,

with you I shatter young man and young woman,

with you I shatter shepherd and flock,

with you I shatter farmer and oxen,

with you I shatter governors and officials.

“You are my battle-ax and sword,”

says the Lord.

“With you I will shatter nations

and destroy many kingdoms.

With you I will shatter armies—

destroying the horse and rider,

the chariot and charioteer.

With you I will shatter men and women,

old people and children,

young men and young women.

With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks,

farmers and oxen,

captains and officers.

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.

And I smash the horse with you,

and its rider,

and I smash the chariot with you,

and its rider.

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.

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.

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;

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;

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;

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.