Ezekiel 21:5-10

English Standard Version

^5 (A)And all flesh shall know that I am the Lord. I have drawn ^(B)my sword from its sheath; ^(C)it shall not be sheathed again.

⁶ “As for you, son of man, ^(D)groan; with breaking heart and bitter grief, ^(E)groan before their eyes. ^7 (F)And when they say to you, ‘Why do you groan?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news ^(G)that it is coming. ^(H)Every heart will melt, and ^(I)all hands will be feeble; every spirit will faint, and ^(J)all knees will be weak as water. ^(K)Behold, it is ^(L)coming, and it will be fulfilled,’” declares the Lord God.

⁸ And the word of the Lord came to me: ^9 (M)“Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord, say:

(Or ^(Q)shall we rejoice? You have despised the rod, my son, ^(R)with everything of wood.)^[a]