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18 They’re worthless, a work of mockery,
    and when the time of punishment comes,[a]
        they’ll perish.
19 The Portion of Jacob[b] is not like these.
    He made everything,
including the tribe of his inheritance.
    The Lord of the Heavenly Armies is his name.

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:18 Lit. at the time of their punishment
  2. Jeremiah 51:19 I.e. Portion of Jacob is a name for the Lord