Holy Scripture
Ezekiel 21:6
A church father on this verse
“(Ver. 23, 24 onwards) Again, I raised my hand against them in the wilderness, to scatter them among the nations and disperse them in the lands, because they had not performed my judgments, and had rejected my commandments, and had violated my Sabbaths, and their eyes had been after the idols (or thoughts) of their fat…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
6And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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4And all flesh shall know that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
5And I said, Not so, O Lord God! they say to me, Is not this that is spoken a parable?
— Ezekiel 21:6 —
7Therefore prophesy, son of man, set thy face steadfastly toward Jerusalem, and look toward their holy places, and thou shalt prophesy against the land of Israel,
8and thou shalt say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and I will destroy out of thee the transgressor and unrighteous.