“‘By the strength of my hand^(F) I have done this,^(G)
    and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.
I removed the boundaries of nations,
    I plundered their treasures;^(H)
    like a mighty one I subdued^[a] their kings.^(I)
14 As one reaches into a nest,^(J)
    so my hand reached for the wealth^(K) of the nations;
as people gather abandoned eggs,
    so I gathered all the countries;^(L)
not one flapped a wing,
    or opened its mouth to chirp.^(M)’”

¹⁵ Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it,
    or the saw boast against the one who uses it?^(N)
As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up,
    or a club^(O) brandish the one who is not wood!

¹⁴ I will punish you as your deeds^(A) deserve,
    declares the Lord.
I will kindle a fire^(B) in your forests^(C)
    that will consume everything around you.’”

²⁷ “I will set fire^(A) to the walls of Damascus;^(B)
    it will consume^(C) the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.^(D)”