LITV(i)
9 Son of man, prophesy and say, So says the Lord: Say, A sword! A sword is sharpened and also is polished!
10 It is sharpened in order to slaughter a slaughter. It is polished so that there may be a flash to it. Or shall we rejoice? You are despising the rod of My son, as if it were every tree.
11 And He has given it to be polished, to be taken by the hand. The sword, it is sharpened, and it is polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
12 Cry out and howl, son of man. For it shall be on My people. It shall be on all the rulers of Israel; they are thrown to the sword with My people, so slap your thigh,
13 because it is a test. And what if even the despising rod shall not be? declares the Lord Jehovah.
14 And you, son of man, prophesy and strike palm to palm. And let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain. It is the sword of the slain, the great one that surrounds them,
15 so that their heart may melt and many stumble at all their gates. I have given the threatening sword. Ah! It is made like lightning, it is wrapped for a slaughter.
16 Sharpen yourself on the right! Set yourself on the left, wherever your face is appointed.