1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2. Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and let thy speech flow towards the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel:
3. And say to the land of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off in thee the just, and the wicked.
4. And forasmuch as I have cut off in thee the just, and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh, from the south even to the north.
5. That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of its sheath not to be turned back.
6. And thou, son of man, mourn with the breaking of thy loins, and with bitterness sigh before them.