Ezekiel 21:1-3

New American Standard Bible 1995

Parable of the Sword of the Lord

21 ^[a]And the word of the Lord came to me saying, ² “Son of man, ^(A)set your face toward Jerusalem, and ^[b](B)speak against the sanctuaries and prophesy against the land of Israel; ³ and say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, ^(C)I am against you; and I will draw My sword out of its sheath and cut off from you the ^(D)righteous and the wicked.