And when they say to you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the (A)news, for it is coming; and (B)every heart will melt, all hands will go limp, every spirit will be disheartened, and all [a]knees will drip with water. Behold, it is coming and it will happen,’ declares the Lord [b]God.”

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord says:’ Say,

(C)A sword, a sword sharpened
And also polished!

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:7 Heb idiom meaning to wet oneself
  2. Ezekiel 21:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch

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