12 (A)Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people. It is against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered over to the sword with my people. (B)Strike therefore upon your thigh.

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12 Cry out and wail, son of man,
    for it is against my people;
    it is against all the princes of Israel.
They are thrown to the sword
    along with my people.
Therefore beat your breast.(A)

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13 For it will not be a testing—what could it do if you despise (A)the rod?”[a] declares the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:13 Or For it is a testing; and what if even the rod despises? It shall not be!

13 “‘Testing will surely come. And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue? declares the Sovereign Lord.’

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