Ezekiel 21:11

New International Version

¹¹“‘The sword is appointed to be polished,^(A)
to be grasped with the hand;
it is sharpened and polished,
made ready for the hand of the slayer.

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Ezekiel 21:19

New International Version

¹⁹“Son of man, mark out two roads for the sword^(A) of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same country. Make a signpost^(B) where the road branches off to the city.

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Ezekiel 21:19 in all English translations

Jeremiah 51:20-23

New International Version

²⁰“You are my war club,^(A)
    my weapon for battle—
with you I shatter^(B) nations,^(C)
    with you I destroy kingdoms,
²¹with you I shatter horse and rider,^(D)
    with you I shatter chariot^(E) and driver,
²²with you I shatter man and woman,
    with you I shatter old man and youth,
    with you I shatter young man and young woman,^(F)
²³with you I shatter shepherd and flock,
    with you I shatter farmer and oxen,
    with you I shatter governors and officials.^(G)

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Jeremiah 25:33

New International Version

³³At that time those slain^(A) by the Lord will be everywhere—from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned or gathered^(B) up or buried,^(C) but will be like dung lying on the ground.

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Jeremiah 25:9

New International Version

⁹I will summon^(A) all the peoples of the north^(B) and my servant^(C) Nebuchadnezzar^(D) king of Babylon,” declares the Lord, “and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy^[a]^(E) them and make them an object of horror and scorn,^(F) and an everlasting ruin.^(G)