Ezekiel 21:13

For this sword has been tested [on others]; and what if it views with contempt the scepter [of Judah]? The scepter shall be no more [but shall be swept away],” says the Lord God.

Ezekiel 21:10


‘It is sharpened to make a slaughter,
Polished to flash and glimmer like lightning!’


Shall we then rejoice [when such a disaster approaches]? But it rejects and views with contempt the scepter of My son [Judah].

Job 9:23


“When [His] scourge kills suddenly,
He mocks at the despair of the innocent.

Ezekiel 21:25

And you, O dishonored and wicked one [Zedekiah], the prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose time of final punishment is here,’

2 Corinthians 8:2

for during an ordeal of severe distress, their abundant joy and their deep poverty [together] overflowed in the wealth of their lavish generosity.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.

Contemn

It shall

Bible References

Because, etc

Job 9:23

“When [His] scourge kills suddenly,
He mocks at the despair of the innocent.
2 Corinthians 8:2
for during an ordeal of severe distress, their abundant joy and their deep poverty [together] overflowed in the wealth of their lavish generosity.

Contemn

Ezekiel 21:10

‘It is sharpened to make a slaughter,
Polished to flash and glimmer like lightning!’


Shall we then rejoice [when such a disaster approaches]? But it rejects and views with contempt the scepter of My son [Judah].

It shall

Ezekiel 21:27
A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! It shall no longer exist until He comes whose right it is [to reign], and I will give it to Him.’