for it has been tested. And this one, when he will have overthrown the scepter, will not be, says the Lord God
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King James Version
Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD. English Standard Version
For it will not be a testing--what could it do if you despise the rod?" declares the Lord GOD.New International Version
"'Testing will surely come. And what if the scepter of Judah, which the sword despises, does not continue? declares the Sovereign LORD.'