Ezekiel 21:1-5

Common English Bible

The sword

21 ^[a] The Lord’s word came to me: ² Human one, face Jerusalem, preach against their sanctuary, and prophesy against Israel’s fertile land. ³ Say to Israel’s fertile land, The Lord proclaims: I’m now against you! I will draw my sword from its sheath and cut off both the righteous and the wicked from you. ⁴ In order to cut off the righteous and wicked from you, my sword will go out from its sheath against everyone from south to north. ⁵ And everyone will know that I, the Lord, have taken my sword out of its sheath. It won’t be put away again.