⁹ You will break them with a rod of iron^[a];^(A)
    you will dash them to pieces^(B) like pottery.^(C)”

¹⁸ He takes off the shackles^(A) put on by kings
    and ties a loincloth^[a] around their waist.^(B)

²¹ He changes times and seasons;^(A)
    he deposes^(B) kings and raises up others.^(C)
He gives wisdom^(D) to the wise
    and knowledge to the discerning.^(E)