1 God told Ezekiel to use a sharp sword like a razor. He must shave his head and beard, weigh the hair on a scale, and split it into three parts. ✂️️♂️⚖️3️⃣ 2 God said to Ezekiel: Burn one part of the hair in the city. Cut one part with a sword around the city. Throw one part to the wind. God said He would send a sword after them. ️⚔️️️ 3 God said: Keep a few hairs safe. Tie them in your coat. ✂️ 4 God said: Take some of those hairs again and put them in the fire. The fire will spread to all the people of Israel. ➡️ 5 God said: This city is Jerusalem. I put it in the middle of many lands. ️️ 6 The people in Jerusalem broke God’s rules. They did more bad than other lands. They would not listen to God. ❌ 7 God said: You did worse than other lands. You did not do My rules. You did not even do what other people do. ⚠️ 8 God said: I am against you now. I will punish you so all can see. ⚖️ 9 God said: I will do a very hard thing to you, something I have not done before, because you did very, very bad things. ⚠️ 10 God said: Families will do very wrong and very sad things because there is no food. The rest will be sent away to the wind. ❌️ 11 God said: You made My holy place, God’s house, dirty with bad things. I will cut you down. I will not feel sorry. ⛪️ 12 God said: One part will get sick and have no food. One part will die by war. One part I will send away to the wind, and I will send a sword after them. ❌⚔️️️ 13 God said: My anger will be done. Then you will know I am the Lord. I said it because I care a lot. ➡️ 14 God said: I will make your land empty. Other lands will see and say bad things about you. ️ 15 God said: Other lands will point and make fun. They will learn from your fall and be shocked. I will punish you with strong anger. I, the Lord, said this. ⚡️ 16 God said: I will send no food like sharp arrows. I will break your bread supply. You will be very hungry. ❌ 17 God said: I will send hunger. I will send wild animals. People will get sick. There will be war. I, the Lord, said it. ️❌⚔️️