¹⁵ “Son of man, the people of Jerusalem have said of your fellow exiles and all the other Israelites, ‘They are far away from the Lord; this land was given to us as our possession.’^(A)

¹⁶ “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary^(B) for them in the countries where they have gone.’

¹⁷ “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.’^(C)

¹⁸ “They will return to it and remove all its vile images^(D) and detestable idols.^{(E) 19} I will give them an undivided heart^(F) and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone^(G) and give them a heart of flesh.^{(H) 20} Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.^(I) They will be my people,^(J) and I will be their God.^{(K) 21} But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols,^(L) I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord.^(M)”

²¹ “I will display my glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the punishment I inflict and the hand I lay on them.^{(A) 22} From that day forward the people of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God. ²³ And the nations will know that the people of Israel went into exile for their sin, because they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.^{(B) 24} I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and their offenses, and I hid my face from them.^(C)

²⁵ “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob^[a](D) and will have compassion^(E) on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.^{(F) 26} They will forget their shame and all the unfaithfulness they showed toward me when they lived in safety^(G) in their land with no one to make them afraid.^{(H) 27} When I have brought them back from the nations and have gathered them from the countries of their enemies, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of many nations.^{(I) 28} Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them^(J) to their own land, not leaving any behind.^{(K) 29} I will no longer hide my face^(L) from them, for I will pour out my Spirit^(M) on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.^(N)”