⁵ O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

¹⁵ Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.

²³ How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!