Ezekiel 21:11-13

Common English Bible

¹¹ He appoints it for polishing, to seize in the hand.
    The sword is sharpened, it is polished;
    it is ready for the destroyer’s hand.
¹² Human one, cry aloud, and wail,
    for it comes against my people,
    against all of Israel’s princes,
        handed over to the sword along with my people.
    Therefore, strike your thigh. ¹³ He’s testing.
When even the rod rejects,
    will it not certainly happen?^[a]
    This is what the Lord God says.