1 On a set day, God talked to Ezekiel. ️ 2 God said, write this day. The king of Babylon put a big army around the city, Jerusalem, today. ️️ 3 God said, tell the people a story. Put a big pot on the fire. Pour in water. 4 Put good meat in. Leg meat and arm meat. Put in bones too. 5 Pick the best sheep meat. Put much wood under it. Make it boil. Cook the bones. 6 Bad city! The pot is dirty with rust. Take out each piece. Do not pick by a game. ⚠️ 7 The city hurt people. Red blood was on the rock. No one hid it in the dirt. 8 God said, I made the red blood seen on the rock so all can see. ️ 9 Bad city! God will make a big fire pile. 10 Put more wood. Make a big fire. Cook it well. Stir it. Burn the bones. 11 Then take the pot with no food. Put it on hot coals. Make it glow. Burn off the dirt and rust. ✨ 12 But the pot is still very dirty. The rust will not go away, even with fire. 13 You did bad. You would not stop. I tried to make you clean, but you said no. Now you will not be clean until my anger is done. 14 God said, I spoke it. It will happen. I will not change. I will decide by what you did. ✅⚖️ 15 God spoke to Ezekiel again. ️ 16 God said, I will take your wife. She is your joy. Do not cry. 17 Be quiet. Do not do sad ways. Keep your hat on. Keep your shoes on. Do not cover your face. Do not eat the sad food from friends. 18 In the morning Ezekiel told the people. That night his wife died. In the morning he did what God said. ️✅ 19 The people said, What does this mean for us? ❓ 20 Ezekiel said, God spoke to me. ️ 21 God says: I will take My house, the place you love. Your sons and girls will die in war. ❌⚔️ 22 You will do like me. You will not cover your face. You will not eat sad food. 23 Keep your hats on and shoes on. Do not cry or weep. You will feel bad inside for your bad ways. You will talk to each other. ️ 24 Ezekiel is a sign to you. When it happens, you will know I am God. ⚠️ 25 God said, I will take what they trust and what they love, and their sons and girls. ❌ 26 On that day, a man who runs away will come to you. He will tell you the news. ♂️ 27 That day, your mouth will open. You will talk to the man. You will not be quiet. You will be a sign. They will know I am God. ️⚠️