Verse 13

“‘For testing will come, and what will happen when the scepter, which the sword despises, is no more? declares the Sovereign LORD.’

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 21:10 : 10 It is sharpened for slaughter, it is polished to flash like lightning!“‘Should we rejoice in the scepter of my son? No! The sword despises every tree!
• Ezek 21:25 : 25 “‘As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, the time of final punishment,
• 2 Cor 8:2 : 2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity.
• Job 9:23 : 23 If a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks at the despair of the innocent.