Ezekiel 21:11-13

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹¹ The sword is given to be polished,
to be grasped in the hand.
It is sharpened, and it is polished,
to be put in the hand of the slayer.^(A)
12 Cry out and wail, son of man,
for it is against My people.
It is against all the princes of Israel!
They are given over to the sword with My people.
Therefore strike your thigh in grief.^(B)
13 Surely it will be a trial!
And what if the sword despises even the scepter?
The scepter will not continue.^[a]
This is the declaration of the Lord God.