¹⁹ And I scattered them among the nations, and I dispersed them in the countries according to their way, and according to their deeds I judged them. ²⁰ And they came^[a] into the nations to which they went,^[b] and they profaned my holy name^[c] when they said to them, ‘These are the people of Yahweh, and from his land they went out.’ ²¹ And I was concerned for my holy name,^[d] which, the house of Israel defiled among the nations to which they went.^[e]

²² “Therefore thus say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Not for your sake ^[f] am I about to act, house of Israel, but^[g] for my holy name,^[h] which you defiled among the nations to which you went.^{[i] 23} And I will consecrate my great name, which was profaned among the nations and which you have profaned in the midst of them, and the nations will know that I am Yahweh!”’ a declaration of the Lord Yahweh, when I show myself holy^[j] before^[k] their eyes.

²⁴ “‘And I will take you from the nations, and I will gather you from all of the lands, and I will bring you to your land. ²⁵ And I will sprinkle on you pure water, and you will be clean from all of your uncleanness, and I will cleanse you from all of your idols. ²⁶ And I will give a new heart to you, and a new spirit I will give^[l] into your inner parts, and I will remove the^[m] heart of stone from your flesh, and I will give to you a heart of flesh. ²⁷ And I will give^[n] my spirit into your inner parts, and I will make it so that you will go^[o] in my rules, and my regulations you will remember, and you will do them. ²⁸ And you will dwell in the land that I gave to your ancestors,^[p] and you will be to me as a people, and I will be to you as^[q] God. ²⁹ And I will save you from all of your uncleanness, and I will call to the grain, and I will cause it to increase, and I will not bring famine upon you. ³⁰ And I will cause the fruit of the tree and the crop of the field to increase, so that you will not suffer again the disgrace of famine among the nations. ³¹ And you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourself^[r] over^[s] your iniquities and over your detestable things. ³² But not for your sake am I acting,” declares^[t] the Lord Yahweh. “Let it be known to you, be ashamed, and be put to shame because of your ways, house of Israel.

³³ “Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘On the day when I cleanse you from all of your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt. ³⁴ And the land that was desolate will be cultivated in the very place that^[u] it was desolate before the eyes of all of the persons crossing over. ³⁵ And they will say, “This desolate land^[v] has become like the garden of Eden, and the wasted and desolate and destroyed cities, now being refortified, are inhabited.”