Ezekiel 21:11-13

New American Standard Bible

¹¹ And it is given to be polished, so that it may be handled; the sword is sharpened and polished, to hand it over to the slaughterer. ^12 (A)Cry out and wail, son of man; for it is against My people, it is against all the ^(B)officials of Israel. They are turned over to the sword with My people, therefore ^[a]slap your thigh. ¹³ For there is a testing; and what if even the ^[b]rod which despises will cease to be?” declares the Lord God.