Ezekiel 21:12-14

English Standard Version

^12 (A)Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people. It is against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered over to the sword with my people. ^(B)Strike therefore upon your thigh. ¹³ For it will not be a testing—what could it do if you despise ^(C)the rod?”^[a] declares the Lord God.

¹⁴ “As for you, ^(D)son of man, prophesy. ^(E)Clap your hands and let the sword come down twice, ^(F)yes, three times,^[b] the sword for those to be slain. It is the sword for the great slaughter, which surrounds them,