Ezekiel 21:9-11

Names of God Bible

A sword, a sword is sharpened and polished,
¹⁰ It’s sharpened to kill
    and polished to flash like lightning.
    How can we rejoice?
        My son has refused to be disciplined or punished.^[a]
11 The sword has been handed over to be polished,
    to be placed in the hand.
    The sword is being sharpened and polished
    to be placed in the hands of killers.