Ezekiel 21:7-9

Lexham English Bible

⁷ And then^[a] when they say to you, ‘On account of what are you groaning?’ then you must say, ‘On account of the report, for it is coming, and every heart will be weak and all hands will hang limp and every spirit will be disheartened, and all knees will go like water.’ Look! It is coming, and it will happen!” declares^[b] the Lord Yahweh.

⁸ And the word of Yahweh came^[c] to me, saying,^{[d] 9} “Son of man,^[e] prophesy, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord,’ say, ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened and is also polished.