7. “When they ask you, ‘Why all this groaning, this carrying on?’ say, ‘Because of the news that’s coming. It’ll knock the breath out of everyone. Hearts will stop cold, knees turn to rubber. Yes, it’s coming. No stopping it. Decree of God, the Master.’”
8-10. God’s Message to me: “Son of man, prophesy. Tell them, ‘The Master says:“‘A sword! A sword!razor-sharp and polished,Sharpened to kill,polished to flash like lightning!“‘My child, you’ve despised the scepter of Judahby worshiping every tree-idol.
11. “‘The sword is made to glisten,to be held and brandished.It’s sharpened and polished,ready to be brandished by the killer.’