Ezekiel 21:9-11
Read Ezekiel 21 in full →9“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says 1the Lord.’ Say, ‘aA sword, a sword sharpenedAnd also polished!
10‘Sharpened to make a aslaughter,Polished 1to flash like lightning!’ Or shall we 2rejoice in the 3scepter of My son? The sword bdespises every tree.11“It is given to be polished, that it may be seized by the 1hand; the sword is sharpened and polished, to give it into the hand of the one who kills.