Ezekiel 20:33–44

³³As I live—the declaration of the Lord God—I will reign over you with a strong hand, an outstretched arm,^c and outpoured wrath. ³⁴I will bring you from the peoples and gather you from the countries where you were scattered,^d with a strong hand, an outstretched arm,^e and outpoured wrath. ³⁵I will lead you into the wilderness of the peoples^f and enter into judgment with you there face to face. ³⁶Just as I entered into judgment with your ancestors in the wilderness of the land of Egypt,^g so I will enter into judgment with you. This is the declaration of the Lord God. ³⁷I will make you pass under the rod^h and will bring you into the bond of the covenant. ³⁸I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against me.ⁱ I will bring them out of the land where they live as foreign residents, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

³⁹“ ‘As for you, house of Israel, this is what the Lord God says: Go and serve your idols, each of you. But afterward you will surely listen to me, and you will no longer defile my holy name with your gifts and idols.^{j 40}For on my holy mountain, Israel’s high mountain—the declaration of the Lord God—there the entire house of Israel, all of them,^k will serve me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your contributions and choicest gifts,^l all your holy offerings. ⁴¹When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the countries where you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will demonstrate my holiness through you in the sight of the nations.^{m 42}When I lead you into the land of Israel, the land I swore to give your ancestors, you will know that I am the Lord.^{n 43}There you will remember your ways and all your deeds by which you have defiled yourself,^o and you will loathe yourselves for all the evil things you have done.^{p 44}You will know that I am the Lord,^q house of Israel, when I have dealt with you for the sake of my name^r rather than according to your evil ways and corrupt acts. This is the declaration of the Lord God.’ ”