Ezekiel 21:8-13

8Then the Lord said to me,

9“Son of man, give the people this message from the Lord: “A sword, a sword is being sharpened and polished.

10It is sharpened for terrible slaughter and polished to flash like lightning! Now will you laugh? Those far stronger than you have fallen beneath its power!

11Yes, the sword is now being sharpened and polished; it is being prepared for the executioner.

12“Son of man, cry out and wail; pound your thighs in anguish, for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders— everyone will die!

13It will put them all to the test. What chance do they have? says the Sovereign Lord.