Ezekiel 36:20–38

²⁰And they came^d into the nations to which they went,^e and they profaned my holy name^f when they said to them, ‘These are the people of Yahweh, and from his land they went out.’ ²¹And I was concerned for my holy name,^g which, the house of Israel defiled among the nations to which they went.^h

²²“Therefore thus say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Not for your sake ⁱ am I about to act, house of Israel, but^j for my holy name,^k which you defiled among the nations to which you went.^{l 23}And I will consecrate my great name, which was profaned among the nations and which you have profaned in the midst of them, and the nations will know that I am Yahweh!” ’ a declaration of the Lord Yahweh, when I show myself holy^m beforeⁿ their eyes.

²⁴“ ‘And I will take you from the nations, and I will gather you from all of the lands, and I will bring you to your land. ²⁵And I will sprinkle on you pure water, and you will be clean from all of your uncleanness, and I will cleanse you from all of your idols. ²⁶And I will give a new heart to you, and a new spirit I will give^o into your inner parts, and I will remove the^p heart of stone from your flesh, and I will give to you a heart of flesh. ²⁷And I will give^q my spirit into your inner parts, and I will make it so that you will go^r in my rules, and my regulations you will remember, and you will do them. ²⁸And you will dwell in the land that I gave to your ancestors,^s and you will be to me as a people, and I will be to you as^t God. ²⁹And I will save you from all of your uncleanness, and I will call to the grain, and I will cause it to increase, and I will not bring famine upon you. ³⁰And I will cause the fruit of the tree and the crop of the field to increase, so that you will not suffer again the disgrace of famine among the nations. ³¹And you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourself^u over^v your iniquities and over your detestable things. ³²But not for your sake am I acting,” declares^w the Lord Yahweh. “Let it be known to you, be ashamed, and be put to shame because of your ways, house of Israel.

³³“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘On the day when I cleanse you from all of your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt. ³⁴And the land that was desolate will be cultivated in the very place that^x it was desolate before the eyes of all of the persons crossing over. ³⁵And they will say, “This desolate land^y has become like the garden of Eden, and the wasted and desolate and destroyed cities, now being refortified, are inhabited.” ³⁶And the nations who are left all around, you will know that I, Yahweh, I built that which was destroyed;^z I planted the desolate land; I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will act.’

³⁷“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Again this time I will let myself be inquired of^a by the house of Israel, to do something for them; I will cause them to increase their population like a flock.^{b 38}Like the flock of the sanctuary, like the flock of Jerusalem at its festival, so the desolate cities will be filled with flocks^c of people; and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”