Ezekiel 21:13
Surely testing will come! And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue?’ declares the Lord GOD.
Berean Standard Bible
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. What if even the rod that condemns will be no more?” says the Lord GOD.