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10 Sharpened to make a (A)slaughter,
Polished [a]to flash like lightning!’

Or shall we [b]rejoice in the [c]scepter of My son? The sword (B)despises every tree. 11 It is given to be polished, that it may be seized by the [d]hand; the sword is sharpened and polished, to give it into the hand of the one who kills. 12 (C)Cry out and wail, son of man; for it is against My people; it is against all the (D)princes of Israel. They are delivered over to the sword with My people; therefore slap your thigh.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:10 Lit lightning to be to her
  2. Ezekiel 21:10 Or rejoice, the scepter of My son despising every tree?
  3. Ezekiel 21:10 Or rod
  4. Ezekiel 21:11 Lit palm