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“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says [a]the Lord.’ Say,

(A)A sword, a sword sharpened
And also polished!
10 Sharpened to make a (B)slaughter,
Polished [b]to flash like lightning!’

Or shall we [c]rejoice in the [d]scepter of My son? The sword (C)despises every tree. 11 It is given to be polished, that it may be seized by the [e]hand; the sword is sharpened and polished, to give it into the hand of the one who kills.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:9 Some mss and versions Yahweh
  2. Ezekiel 21:10 Lit lightning to be to her
  3. Ezekiel 21:10 Or rejoice, the scepter of My son despising every tree?
  4. Ezekiel 21:10 Or rod
  5. Ezekiel 21:11 Lit palm