Ezekiel 21:9-11

9“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord.’ Say, ‘A sword, a sword [from Babylon] is sharpened And also polished!

10It is sharpened to make a slaughter, Polished to flash and glimmer like lightning!’ Shall we then rejoice [when such a disaster approaches]? But it rejects and views with contempt the scepter of My son [Judah].

11The sword [of Babylon] is ready to be polished so that it may be handled and put to use; the sword is sharpened and polished to be put in the hand of the slayer (Nebuchadnezzar).