Ezekiel 21:9

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁹Mortal, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord; say:

A sword, a sword is sharpened;
it is also polished;^(A)

Ezekiel 21:9

New International Version

⁹“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘A sword, a sword,
sharpened and polished—

¹⁰it is sharpened for slaughter,
    honed to flash like lightning!
How can we make merry?
    You have despised the rod
    and all discipline.^[a]

¹⁰sharpened for the slaughter,^(A)
polished to flash like lightning!

“‘Shall we rejoice in the scepter of my royal son? The sword despises every such stick.^(B)

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

New International Version (NIV)