World English Bible
"The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,"
— Ezekiel 21:8, World English Bible
“Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
“And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, ”
“The LORD’s message came to me:”
“And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:”
“And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,”
“Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
and all flesh shall know that I, Yahweh, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
Sigh therefore, you son of man; with the breaking of your thighs and with bitterness you will sigh before their eyes.
It shall be, when they tell you, Why do you sigh? that you shall say, Because of the news, for it comes; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord Yahweh.
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says Yahweh: Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished;
it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it condemns every tree.
It is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it is sharpened, yes, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the killer.