Ezekiel 21:8
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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Ezekiel 21:9
Son of man, say as a prophet, These are the words of the Lord: Say, A sword, a sword which has been made sharp and polished:
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Ezekiel 21:10
It has been made sharp to give death; it is polished so that it may be like a thunder-flame: ...
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Ezekiel 21:11
And I have given it to the polisher so that it may be taken in the hand: he has made the sword sharp, he has had it polished, to put it into the hand of him who gives death.
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Ezekiel 21:7
And when they say to you, Why are you making sounds of grief? then say, Because of the news, for it is coming: and every heart will become soft, and all hands will be feeble, and every spirit will be burning low, and all knees will be turned to water: see, it is coming and it will be done, says the Lord.
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