17 “Son of man, when the house of Israel was living in their own land, they adefiled it by their ways and their deeds; their way before Me was like bthe uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.

18 “Therefore I apoured out My wrath on them for the blood which they had shed on the land, because they had defiled it with their idols.

19 “Also I ascattered them among the nations and they were dispersed throughout the lands. bAccording to their ways and their deeds I judged them.

20 “When they came to the nations where they went, they aprofaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the bpeople of the Lord; yet they have come out of His land.’

21 “But I had 1concern for My aholy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.

Israel to Be Renewed for His Name’s Sake

22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “It is anot for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.