³³ “As I live,”^[a] declares^[b] the Lord Yahweh, “surely^[c] with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with rage pouring forth^[d] I will reign as king over you! ³⁴ And I will bring you from the peoples, and I will gather you from the countries to which you were scattered with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with rage poured out. ³⁵ Then I will bring you to the desert of the peoples, and I will execute justice on you there face to face. ³⁶ Just as^[e] I executed justice on your ancestors^[f] in the desert of the land of Egypt, likewise I will execute justice on you!” declares^[g] the Lord Yahweh. ³⁷ “And I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. ³⁸ And I will purge the rebels from among you and the ones transgressing against me; I will bring them out from the land where they are living as aliens,^[h] but into the land of Israel they will not come, and then you will know that I am Yahweh.

³⁹ And you, house of Israel, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Let each one go serve his idols now and after, if you are not listening to me, but my holy name^[i] you will not profane any longer with your gifts and with your idols.