and say to the land of Israel, Thus says the Lord: (A)Behold, I am against you and will draw (B)my sword from its sheath and (C)will cut off from you both righteous and wicked. Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall be drawn from its sheath against all flesh from south to north. (D)And all flesh shall know that I am the Lord. I have drawn (E)my sword from its sheath; (F)it shall not be sheathed again.

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and say to her: ‘This is what the Lord says: I am against you.(A) I will draw my sword(B) from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.(C) Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword(D) will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.(E) Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword(F) from its sheath; it will not return(G) again.’(H)

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