1 God's Holy Spirit lifted Ezekiel and took him to the east gate of God's house in the city. He saw 25 men there, with Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders. ️➡️️ 2 God said to Ezekiel, “These men plan bad and tell bad ideas in this city.” ️⚠️ 3 The men say, “We are safe here. The city is the pot, and we are the meat.” 4 God said, “Ezekiel, speak against them.” ️✋ 5 God's Holy Spirit came on Ezekiel. God said, “You say these things. I know what you think.” ️ 6 “You made many people die. The streets are full of them.” ⚔️️ 7 “So I say: The dead in the city are like meat in the pot. But I will bring you out of this city.” ➡️♂️ 8 “You fear war. War will come to you.” ⚔️ 9 “I will bring you out and give you to strangers from far lands. They will judge you.” ♂️⚖️ 10 “You will fall by the sword. I will judge you at the edge of the land of Israel. Then you will know I am God.” ⚔️️ 11 “This city will not be your pot. You will not be meat. I will judge you at the edge of the land of Israel.” ❌⚖️ 12 “Then you will know I am God. You did not do My rules. You did what other nations do.” ❌ 13 While Ezekiel spoke, Pelatiah died. Ezekiel fell down and cried loud, “Oh Lord God! Will You end the rest of Israel?” 14 Then God spoke to Ezekiel again. ️✨ 15 God said, “The people in Jerusalem say to your family and to all Israel, ‘Go far from God. The land is ours.’” ️➡️❌ 16 “Say this: I sent My people far away. I spread them out. But I was a safe place for them in those lands.” ️ 17 “Say this: I will gather you from the nations. I will bring you back to the land of Israel.” 18 “When you come back, you will throw out all the bad, yucky idols.” ️❌ 19 “I will give you one heart. I will make your hearts new. I will take away the hard heart like a rock and give a soft heart.” ➡️ 20 “Then you will do My rules. You will be My people, and I will be your God.” ♂️❤️ 21 “But the ones who run to idols, I will pay them back for what they do.” ❌⚖️ 22 The angels lifted their wings, and the wheels moved with them. God’s bright light was over them. ✨ 23 God’s bright light left the city and stood on the hill to the east. ✨️➡️⛰️ 24 God's Holy Spirit lifted Ezekiel and took him, in a vision, back to Babylon to the people far from home. Then the vision ended. ️➡️️ 25 Ezekiel told the people in Babylon all the things God showed him. ️