And when they say to you, ‘Why do you groan?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the (A)news that is coming; and (B)every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will [a]faint and all knees will [b]be weak as water. Behold, it comes and it will happen,’ declares the Lord [c]God.”

Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord.’ Say,

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

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:7 Lit be dim
  2. Ezekiel 21:7 Lit flow
  3. Ezekiel 21:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch