Ezekiel 21:2-4

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² Mortal, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries; prophesy against the land of Israel^{(A) 3} and say to the land of Israel: Thus says the Lord: I am coming against you and will draw my sword out of its sheath and will cut off from you both righteous and wicked.^{(B) 4} Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north,