12 “Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people. It is against all the princes of Israel! They are given over to the sword with my people. Therefore strike your thigh in grief.(A) 13 Surely it will be a trial! And what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter will not continue.”[a] This is the declaration of the Lord God.

14 “So you, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands together:(B)

Let the sword strike two times, even three.
It is a sword for massacre,
a sword for great massacre—
it surrounds[b] them!

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Footnotes

  1. 21:13 Hb obscure
  2. 21:14 Or penetrates

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