Ezekiel 11:14-21

Expanded Bible

Promise to Those Remaining

¹⁴ The ·Lord spoke his word [^Lword of the Lord came] to me, saying, ¹⁵ “·Human [^TSon of man; 2:1], the people still in Jerusalem have spoken about your ·own relatives^[a] [^Lbrothers, your kinsmen redeemers; Lev. 25:25–55] and all the ·people [^Lhouse] of Israel, saying, ‘They are far from the Lord. This land has been given to us as our ·property [possession].’

¹⁶ “So say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: I sent the people far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries. But ·for a little while [or in a small measure] I have become a ·Temple [sanctuary] to them in the countries where they have gone.’

¹⁷ “So say: ‘This is what the Lord God says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you together from the countries where you have been scattered. Then I will give you back the land of Israel.’

¹⁸ “When they come to this land, they will remove all the ·evil idols [detestable things] and all the ·hateful images [abominations]. ¹⁹ I will give them ·a desire to respect me completely [a unified heart; ^Lone heart], and ·I will put inside them a new way of thinking [^La new spirit]. I will take away their ·stubborn heart [^Lheart of stone], and I will give them an ·obedient heart [or tender heart; ^Lheart of flesh]. ²⁰ Then they will ·live by my rules [walk in my statutes/decrees] and obey my ·laws [rules; judgments] and keep them. They will be my people, and I will be their God. ²¹ But those who ·want to serve [are devoted to; pursue] their ·evil statues [detestable things] and ·hateful idols [abominations], I will ·pay back for their evil ways [^Lbring their way/path down upon their head], says the Lord God.”