Ezekiel 35:9 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I'm going to leave you completely empty and broken forever. Your cities will never bounce back or be rebuilt. Then you'll finally understand who I really am — the LORD.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Some consequences last forever, and that's when people realize God means business.

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1 Chronicles 28:9

And you, Solomon my son, get to know the God of your father, and serve him with a wholehearted devotion and a willing spirit. For the LORD searches every heart and understands every thought and intention. If you seek him, you will find him; but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.

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