I have done this by my own strength
and wisdom, for I am clever.
I abolished the borders of nations
and plundered their treasures;^(A)
like a mighty warrior, I subjugated the inhabitants.^[a](B)

²⁴ You have mocked the Lord through your servants.
You have said, ‘With my many chariots^(A)
I have gone up to the heights of the mountains,
to the far recesses of Lebanon.
I cut down its tallest cedars,
its choice cypress trees.
I came to its distant heights,
its densest forest.
²⁵ I dug wells and drank water in foreign lands.^[a]
I dried up all the streams of Egypt
with the soles of my feet.’^(B)