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Ezekiel 21 · Preschool

Ezekiel Was Sad

Name Date

Color Ezekiel. He was sad for his people. God cares about sad hearts!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Therefore sigh, you son of man. You shall sigh before their eyes with a broken heart and with bitterness.

Ezekiel 21:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Ezekiel was very sad because the people would not listen to God. He sighed with a broken heart. It is okay to feel sad, and God cares when we are sad. Let's pray for people who do not know God yet.

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Ezekiel 21 · Kindergarten

A Sad Heart

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SAD
SIGH
HEART
PRAY
“Therefore sigh, you son of man. You shall sigh before their eyes with a broken heart and with bitterness.

Ezekiel 21:6 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SAD
SIGH
HEART
PRAY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a crown for God the King.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being in charge of everything. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who can you pray for when they are hurting?
  • Does God care when we are sad?

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Ezekiel 21 · Grade 1

Ezekiel's Sad Heart

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

FACE
SIGH
BROKEN
ROAD
KING
“Therefore sigh, you son of man. You shall sigh before their eyes with a broken heart and with bitterness.

Ezekiel 21:6 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Ezekiel set his face toward Jerusalem.
He sighed before the people.
His heart was broken.
A king came to a fork in the road.
God will give the crown to the right King.

Sighing With a Broken Heart

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Exalt that which is low, and humble that which is high

Therefore sigh, you son of man

This also will be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it

Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and preach toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel

Draw a crown for God the King.

Memory Verse

“Therefore sigh, you son of man. You shall sigh before their eyes with a broken heart and with bitterness.

Ezekiel 21:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being in charge of everything. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who did Ezekiel feel sad for?
  • How can we pray for others?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Ezekiel 21 · Grade 2

A Broken Heart

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Read the Story

God gave Ezekiel a sad word for the big city. The people would not hear God. Bad times were on the way.

God told Ezekiel to sigh with a sad heart. The people asked why he was sad. He told them bad times would come. Ezekiel loved his people.

Memory Verse

“Therefore sigh, you son of man. You shall sigh before their eyes with a broken heart and with bitterness.

Ezekiel 21:6 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who got a sad word?

    With a sad heartWhy he was sadThe big city

  2. Would the people listen to God?

    With a sad heartNoHis people

  3. How did Ezekiel sigh?

    His peopleThe big cityWith a sad heart

  4. What did the people ask?

    Why he was sadHis peopleNo

  5. Who did Ezekiel care about?

    His peopleWith a sad heartWhy he was sad

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

HHJWSUPMMRPCORGRELUKFREOOLAFGMDTUPTPHHCFUFHJEHJEGRWELONROANFSAPSIGHRAYNLLCNFFTDDE
  • PROPHESY
  • RETURN
  • PEOPLE
  • HEART
  • LAND
  • WORD
  • SIGH
  • MELT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being in charge of everything. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you care when others are hurting?
  • How can you tell bad news kindly?

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Ezekiel 21 · Grade 3

Sigh Before Their Eyes

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Read the Story

God told Ezekiel to set his face toward Jerusalem and prophesy against the land. Judgment was coming because the people would not turn from their sins.

God told Ezekiel to sigh before the people with a broken heart. When they asked why, he would tell them about the news that was coming.

God also said the crown would be taken from Israel's prince. It would be no more until one came whose right it is. God would give it to him.

Memory Verse

“Therefore sigh, you son of man. You shall sigh before their eyes with a broken heart and with bitterness.

Ezekiel 21:6 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Which way did Ezekiel set his face?

  2. How did God tell Ezekiel to sigh?

  3. What would Ezekiel say when the people asked why?

  4. Who would the crown be given to?

Sighing With a Broken Heart

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

RHYSLSTPTYEHHAAIJLMGTEECNGUEOOULAIDHLVWRRERVJTWVHNNRTAPEOPLEUNESPROPHESYWORDNOGCT
  • PROPHESY
  • RETURN
  • PEOPLE
  • HEART
  • LAND
  • WORD
  • SIGH
  • MELT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being in charge of everything. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What happened at the fork in the road?
  • Who could you pray for whose life is tough now?

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Ezekiel 21 · Grade 4

Until He Comes

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Read and Think

God told Ezekiel to set his face toward Jerusalem and prophesy against the sanctuaries and the land. Judgment was coming, and God pictured it as a sword drawn from its sheath that would not return. Because the people kept refusing to turn, the warning was now certain.

God told Ezekiel to sigh before the people with a broken heart and with bitterness. When they asked why, he was to say it was because of the news that was coming. Ezekiel then drew a map showing the king of Babylon at a fork in the road, choosing between Ammon and Jerusalem. He would choose Jerusalem.

God spoke to the wicked prince of Israel, Zedekiah. His crown would be removed. What was low would be exalted, and what was high would be brought low. God would overturn the kingdom until he comes whose right it is, and God would give it to him. Christians have read this as pointing to a true King from David's line.

Show What You Know

  1. What picture did God use for the coming judgment?

  2. Why did Ezekiel sigh with a broken heart?

  3. What choice did the king of Babylon make at the fork in the road?

  4. Who would finally receive the crown?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

peoplelandsighGodreturn
  1. God told Ezekiel to set his face toward Jerusalem and prophesy against the sanctuaries and the .
  2. Judgment was coming, and God pictured it as a sword drawn from its sheath that would not .
  3. Because the kept refusing to turn, the warning was now certain.
  4. God told Ezekiel to before the people with a broken heart and with bitterness.
  5. spoke to the wicked prince of Israel, Zedekiah.

Think About It

  1. Ezekiel grieved over the judgment he announced. How can we speak about hard truths with a caring heart?

  2. The crown was kept for the one whose right it is. Why is it hopeful that God had a true King planned?

Memory Verse

I will overturn, overturn, overturn it. This also will be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it.”’

Ezekiel 21:27 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being in charge of everything. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God said He would humble the proud and lift up the lowly. What does that teach you about the kind of people God honors?
  • How can you wait patiently for God to fix what is broken?

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Ezekiel 21 · Grade 5

Whose Right It Is

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Read and Think

Ezekiel 21 gathers several sword oracles. God told Ezekiel to set his face toward Jerusalem and declare that Yahweh had drawn his sword from its sheath. The image is stark because the people had ignored every gentler warning. The parable of the southern forest at the end of chapter 20 is here explained plainly: the fire is God's judgment on Jerusalem and the land.

The prophet was not to deliver this message coldly. God told him, sigh with a broken heart and with bitterness before their eyes. When asked why, he would point to the news that was coming, at which every heart would melt. Then Ezekiel acted out the scene at a crossroads: the king of Babylon, using divination, would choose the road to Jerusalem rather than Rabbah of the Ammonites. What looked like pagan chance was under God's control.

The climax is addressed to Zedekiah, the prince of Israel whose day had come. God commanded, Remove the turban, and take off the crown. The low would be exalted and the high abased. I will overturn, overturn, overturn it. This also will be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it. The words echo Genesis 49:10, where the scepter belongs to the one from Judah to whom the obedience of the peoples will be. In the New Testament, Luke 1:32 says: He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did God tell Ezekiel to sigh with a broken heart?

  2. What does the crossroads scene show about God's control?

  3. What earlier promise does whose right it is echo?

  4. Which New Testament verse speaks of giving the throne of David?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Yahweh’s ____ came to me
  2. And ____ against the land of Israel

Down

  1. They both will come out of one ____
  2. It will not ____ any more
  3. Why do you ____

Think About It

  1. Ezekiel's broken heart shows how God's messengers should feel about judgment. How should we feel about people who are far from God?

  2. God promised that the crown would wait for the one whose right it is. How does Jesus fulfill this promise?

Memory Verse

I will overturn, overturn, overturn it. This also will be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it.”’

Ezekiel 21:27 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being in charge of everything. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can we share hard truths kindly?
  • How does Luke 1:32 connect to Ezekiel 21?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.