Ezekiel 20:33–39

33 “⌊As I live⌋,”x ⌊declares⌋y the Lord Yahweh, “⌊surely⌋z with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with ⌊rage pouring forth⌋a I will reign as king over you! 34 And I will bring you from the peoples, and I will gather you from the countries to which you were scattered with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with rage poured out. 35 Then I will bring you to the desert of the peoples, and I will execute justice on you there face to face. 36 ⌊Just as⌋b I executed justice on your ancestorsc in the desert of the land of Egypt, likewise I will execute justice on you!” ⌊declares⌋d the Lord Yahweh. 37 “And I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. 38 And I will purge the rebels from among you and the ones transgressing against me; I will bring them out from the land ⌊where they are living as aliens⌋,e but into the land of Israel they will not come, and then you will know that I am Yahweh.

39 And you, house of Israel, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Let each one go serve his idols now and after, if you are not listening to me, but ⌊my holy name⌋f you will not profane any longer with your gifts and with your idols.