Ezekiel 5:5

5 The Sovereign Lord said, "Look at Jerusalem. I put her at the center of the world, with other countries all around her.

Ezekiel 5:5 In-Context

3 Keep back a few hairs and wrap them in the hem of your clothes.
4 Then take a few of them out again, throw them in the fire, and let them burn up. From them fire will spread to the whole nation of Israel."
5 The Sovereign Lord said, "Look at Jerusalem. I put her at the center of the world, with other countries all around her.
6 But Jerusalem rebelled against my commands and showed that she was more wicked than the other nations, more disobedient than the countries around her. Jerusalem rejected my commands and refused to keep my laws.
7 Now listen, Jerusalem, to what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying. By not obeying my laws or keeping my commands, you have caused more trouble than the nations around you. You have followed the customs of other nations.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.