1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
2 “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and preach to the sanctuaries, and prophesy to the land of Israel.
3 And you must say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, and I will draw out my sword from its sheath, and I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.
4 Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword will go out from its sheath to all creatures from south to north.
5 And they will know, all creatures, that I, Yahweh, I will bring out my sword from its sheath; it will not return again!” ’
6 And you, son of man, groan with shaking hips, and you must groan with bitterness before their eyes.