1 Leaders of Israel came to Ezekiel and sat with him. ♂️♀️➡️ 2 God spoke to Ezekiel. ️✨ 3 God said, “These men keep fake gods in their hearts and love bad things. Should I answer them?” ❓ 4 God said, “Say this: If an Israel person keeps fake gods and comes to ask Me, I will answer in a way that shows their fake gods are wrong.” ️ 5 “I want Israel’s hearts back. They went far from Me because of fake gods.” ↩️ 6 “Turn back to Me. Stop your fake gods. Stop bad ways.” ❌ 7 “If any person in Israel, or any guest with you all, leaves Me, keeps fake gods, and still comes to ask Me, I will answer Myself.” ➡️️ 8 “I will say no to that person. I will make him a big warning. I will put him out from My people. Then you all will know I am God.” ✋⚠️ 9 “If a God helper says a lie, I let him be tricked. I will punish him and put him out from My people.” ️❌➡️⚖️ 10 “Both the liar and the one who asked will be punished the same.” ➡️⚖️➡️⚖️ 11 “This is so Israel will not run from Me again. I will make them clean. They will be My people, and I will be their God.” 12 God spoke to Ezekiel again. ️✨ 13 God said, “If a land does bad, I may stop food and send hunger. People and animals may die.” ❌ 14 “Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, they could only save themselves.” ➡️ 15 “If I send wild animals and the land is empty, no one can walk there.” 16 “Even then, Noah, Daniel, and Job could not save sons or daughters. Only they would live. The land would still be empty.” 17 “If I send war to that land, many people will fall.” ⚔️ 18 “Even then, those three men could only save themselves, not their sons or daughters.” ➡️ 19 “If I send a bad sickness, many will die.” ⚠️ 20 “Even then, Noah, Daniel, and Job could only save themselves.” ➡️ 21 “How much more when I send four big bads on Jerusalem: war, no food, wild animals, and sickness?” ️❌ 22 “But some will live. Sons and daughters will come out. You will see how they live and you will feel better.” ♀️♂️ 23 “They will help your heart feel better. You will know I, God, was right to do this.” ✅