1. And the word of the Lord came to me saying,
2. "Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and speak against the sanctuaries and prophesy against the land of Israel;
3. and say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord, "Behold, I am against you; and I will draw My sword out of its sheath and cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.
4. Because I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go forth from its sheath against all flesh from south to north.
5. Thus all flesh will know that I, the Lord, have drawn My sword out of its sheath. It will not return to its sheath again."'