1. The word of the Lord came to me again:
2. “Son of man, turn your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel,
3. and say to it: This is what the Lord says: I am against you. I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off both the righteous and the wicked from you.
4. Since I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will therefore come out of its sheath against everyone from the south to the north.