# Connecting Statement:

Yahweh continues to describe the sword of Yahweh as the enemy army that Yahweh will use to attack Jerusalem.

# It will be sharpened ... It will be polished in order to

"I will sharpen it ... I will polish it so that it will"

# in order to be like lightning

"so that it flashes like lightning"

# Should we rejoice in my son's scepter?

"The people of Judah will not celebrate about their king's scepter."

# Should we

The word "we" refers to Ezekiel and the people of Israel.

# in my son's scepter

"in the power that the king's scepter represents". Here Yahweh refers to the king of Judah as his son. The king's scepter represents his rule as king. It is important to maintain the image of the king's scepter here, as the words "every such rod" refer to the scepter.

# The coming sword hates every such rod

"the sword will overpower his scepter like that of any other ruler" or "for the king will not be able to resist when the sword is brought against him"

# such rod

"such scepter"