Ezekiel 21:1-3

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The Drawn Sword of God

21 ^[a]The word of the Lord came to me: 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)