Ezekiel 21:9-11

The Voice

    A sword! Yes, a sword—
        keenly sharpened and polished.
¹⁰     A razor-sharp blade honed to slaughter anything in its path,
        polished to flash like lightning!

    Should we celebrate My son’s scepter?
        The sword repulses every such bit of wood.

¹¹     My sword is sent to be polished till radiant,
        comfortably wielded.
    It is keenly sharpened and brightly burnished,
        ready for the hand of the slayer.