1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and speak against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
3 and say to the land of Israel, Thus says the Lord: I am against you, and will draw My sword from its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.
4 Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword shall be drawn from its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north,