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.
5 So all the people will know that I, Yahweh, have taken My sword from its sheath — it will not be sheathed again.
6 “But you, son of man, groan! Groan bitterly with a broken heart right before their eyes.