&#8220;Son of man, prophesy and say: &#8216;This is what the Lord says:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;&#8216;A sword, a sword is sharpened,p> <p class="poetry">and also polished.p>

<p class="poetry">It is sharpened for slaughter,p> <p class="poetry">it is polished to flash like lightning!p> <p class="bodytext">&#8220;&#8216;Should we rejoice in the scepter of my son? No! The sword despises every tree!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;&#8216;He gave it to be polished,p> <p class="poetry">to be grasped in the hand &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">the sword is sharpened, it is polished &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">giving it into the hand of the executioner.p>