Ezekiel 21:12

21:12 Cry out and moan, son of man,

for it is wielded against my people;

against all the princes of Israel.

They are delivered up to the sword, along with my people.

Therefore, strike your thigh. 1 

Ezekiel 33:2

33:2 “Son of man, speak to your people, 2  and say to them, ‘Suppose I bring a sword against the land, and the people of the land take one man from their borders and make him their watchman.

1 sn This physical action was part of an expression of grief. Cp. Jer. 31:19.

2 tn Heb “sons of your people.”