1. Then this message came to me from the lord:
2. “Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries.
3. Tell her, ‘This is what the lord says: I am your enemy, O Israel, and I am about to unsheath my sword to destroy your people—the righteous and the wicked alike.
4. Yes, I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked! I will draw my sword against everyone in the land from south to north.
5. Everyone in the world will know that I am the lord. My sword is in my hand, and it will not return to its sheath until its work is finished.’