²⁷ “Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk^(A) and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword^(B) I will send among you.’

¹⁶ When they drink^(A) it, they will stagger^(B) and go mad^(C) because of the sword^(D) I will send among them.”

⁴ Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword^(A) will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.^{(B) 5} Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword^(C) from its sheath; it will not return^(D) again.’^(E)

²¹ Say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary^(A)—the stronghold in which you take pride,^(B) the delight of your eyes,^(C) the object of your affection. The sons and daughters^(D) you left behind will fall by the sword.^{(E) 22} And you will do as I have done. You will not cover your mustache and beard^(F) or eat the customary food of mourners.^{(G) 23} You will keep your turbans^(H) on your heads and your sandals^(I) on your feet. You will not mourn^(J) or weep but will waste away^(K) because of^[a] your sins and groan among yourselves.^{(L) 24} Ezekiel^(M) will be a sign^(N) to you; you will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.’

²⁵ “And you, son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold, their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes,^(O) their heart’s desire,^(P) and their sons and daughters^(Q) as well—