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11 My sword has been polished;
    it's sharp and ready to kill.

12 Groan in sorrow, Ezekiel;
the sword is drawn against
    my people and their leaders.
They will die!
    So give up all hope.
13 I am testing my people,
and they can do nothing
    to stop me.[a]
I, the Lord, have spoken.

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Footnotes

  1. 21.13 I am testing … me: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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