Ezekiel 21:2-4

Expanded Bible

² “·Human [^TSon of man; 2:1], ·look [^Lset your face] toward Jerusalem and speak against the ·holy place [sanctuary]. Prophesy against the land of Israel. ³ Say to Israel: ‘This is what the Lord says: [^LLook; ^TBehold] I am against you. I will pull my sword out of its ·holder [sheath], and I will cut off from you both the wicked and ·those who do right [the righteous]. ⁴ Because I am going to cut off the wicked and ·those who do right [the righteous], my sword will ·come out from its holder [be unsheathed] and attack all ·people [^Lflesh] from south to north.