1. And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2. Son of man, set thy face against Jerusalem, and drop words against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
3. and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
4. Seeing that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh, from the south to the north;
5. and all flesh shall know that I Jehovah have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
6. Sigh then, thou son of man; with breaking of the loins, and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
7. And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore dost thou sigh? that thou shalt say, Because of the tidings, for it cometh; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall languish, and all knees shall melt into water: behold, it cometh; it is here, saith the Lord Jehovah.
8. And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,