Ezekiel 14:17 Midrash

א֛וֹ חֶ֥רֶב אָבִ֖יא עַל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֑יא וְאָמַרְתִּ֗י חֶ֚רֶב תַּעֲבֹ֣ר בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃

Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say: Let the sword go through the land, so that I cut off from it man and beast;

Read midrashic interpretation of Ezekiel 14:17: and classical rabbinic exegesis.