1 So the word of the Lord came to me again. He said,
2 “Son of man, look toward Jerusalem and speak against their holy places. Speak against the land of Israel for me.
3 Say to the land of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord said: I am against you! I will pull my sword from its sheath. I will remove all people from you—the good and the evil.
4 I will cut off both good people and evil people from you. I will pull my sword from its sheath and use it against all people from south to north.
5 Then everyone will know that I am the Lord. They will know that I have pulled my sword from its sheath. My sword will not go back into its sheath again until it is finished.’
6 “Son of man, make sad sounds like a sad person with a broken heart. Make these sad sounds in front of the people.