Jeremiah 51:18-20

Contemporary English Version

¹⁸ Idols are merely a joke,
and when the time is right,
    they will be destroyed.
¹⁹ But the Lord, Israel's God,
    is all-powerful.
He created everything,
and he chose Israel
    to be his very own.

²⁰ Babylonia, you were my hammer;
I used you to pound nations
    and break kingdoms,