King James Version
Read in contextBecause it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.
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Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.
For there is a trial; and what if even the rod that condemns shall be no more? says the Lord Yahweh.
For there is a trial; and what if even the rod that contemneth shall be no more? saith the Lord Jehovah.
Because `it is' a trier, And what if even the sceptre it is despising? It shall not be, an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
Surely testing will come! And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue?’ declares the Lord GOD.