Ezekiel 21:8-13

Babylon, the Sword of God

⁸Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ⁹“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord!’ Say: ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened And also polished!

¹⁰Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood.

¹¹And He has given it to be polished, That it may be handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished To be given into the hand of the slayer.’

¹²“Cry and wail, son of man; For it will be against My people, Against all the princes of Israel. Terrors including the sword will be against My people; Therefore strike your thigh.

¹³“Because it is a testing, And what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter shall be no more,” says the Lord God.