Ezekiel 21:11-13

New Living Translation

¹¹ Yes, the sword is now being sharpened and polished;
    it is being prepared for the executioner.

¹² “Son of man, cry out and wail;
    pound your thighs in anguish,
for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders—
    everyone will die!
¹³ It will put them all to the test.
    What chance do they have?^[a]
    says the Sovereign Lord.