Ezekiel 36:20–38

²⁰And wherever they went among the nations they profaned^k my holy name, for it was said of them, ‘These are the Lord’s people, and yet they had to leave his land.’^{l 21}I had concern for my holy name, which the people of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone.^m

²²“Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name,ⁿ which you have profaned^o among the nations where you have gone.^{p 23}I will show the holiness of my great name,^q which has been profaned^r among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord,^s declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy^t through you before their eyes.^u

²⁴“ ‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.^{v 25}I will sprinkle^w clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse^x you from all your impurities^y and from all your idols.^{z 26}I will give you a new heart^a and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone^b and give you a heart of flesh.^{c 27}And I will put my Spirit^d in you and move you to follow my decrees^e and be careful to keep my laws.^{f 28}Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people,^g and I will be your God.^{h 29}I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will call for the grain and make it plentiful and will not bring famineⁱ upon you. ³⁰I will increase the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field, so that you will no longer suffer disgrace among the nations because of famine.^{j 31}Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices.^{k 32}I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Sovereign Lord. Be ashamed^l and disgraced for your conduct, people of Israel!^m

³³“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I cleanseⁿ you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins^o will be rebuilt.^{p 34}The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it. ³⁵They will say, “This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden;^q the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited.^r” ³⁶Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the Lord have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.’^s

³⁷“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Once again I will yield to Israel’s plea^t and do this for them: I will make their people as numerous as sheep,^{u 38}as numerous as the flocks for offerings^v at Jerusalem during her appointed festivals. So will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the Lord.^w”