² “Son of man, ^(A)set your face toward Jerusalem, and ^[a](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. ⁴ Because I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go forth from its sheath against ^(E)all flesh from south to north.