Ezekiel 36:13-28

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹³ “Thus says the Lord God, ‘Because they say to you, “You are a ^(A)devourer of men and have bereaved your ^[a]nation of children,” ¹⁴ therefore you will no longer devour men and no longer bereave your nation of children,’ declares the Lord God. ¹⁵ “I will not let you hear ^(B)insults from the nations anymore, nor will you bear ^(C)disgrace from the peoples any longer, nor will you cause your nation to ^(D)stumble any longer,” declares the Lord God.’”

¹⁶ Then the word of the Lord came to me saying, ¹⁷ “Son of man, when the house of Israel was living in their own land, they ^(E)defiled it by their ways and their deeds; their way before Me was like ^(F)the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity. ¹⁸ Therefore I ^(G)poured 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 ^(H)scattered them among the nations and they were dispersed throughout the lands. ^(I)According to their ways and their deeds I judged them. ²⁰ When they came to the nations where they went, they ^(J)profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the ^(K)people of the Lord; yet they have come out of His land.’ ²¹ But I had ^[b]concern for My ^(L)holy 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 ^(M)not 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. ²³ I will ^(N)vindicate the holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst. Then the ^(O)nations will know that I am the Lord,” declares the Lord God, “when I prove Myself holy among you in their sight. ²⁴ For I will ^(P)take you from the nations, gather you from all the lands and bring you into your own land. ²⁵ Then I will ^(Q)sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your ^(R)filthiness and from all your ^(S)idols. ²⁶ Moreover, I will give you a ^(T)new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the ^(U)heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. ²⁷ I will ^(V)put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances. ²⁸ You will live in the land that I gave to your forefathers; so you will be ^(W)My people, and I will be your God.