4 Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north. 5 Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’ 6 But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.
Ezekiel 21:4–6
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