Ezekiel 21:2-4

Lexham English Bible

² “Son of man,^[a] set your face toward Jerusalem, and preach to the sanctuaries, and prophesy to the land of Israel. ³ And you must say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, and I will draw out my sword from its sheath, and I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked. ⁴ Because^[b] I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword will go out from its sheath to^[c] all creatures^[d] from south to north.