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14 And the word of Yahweh came[a] to me, saying,[b] 15 “Son of man,[c] your brothers, your brothers, the men of your redemption, and all of the house of Israel, all of it, who said concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem,[d] ‘They are far from Yahweh, therefore to us this land was given as a possession.’ 16 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Though I have removed them far away among the nations and though I have scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary to them for a little while in the countries to which they have gone.’”[e] 17 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “And I will assemble you from the peoples, and I will gather you from the countries to which you were scattered among them, and I will give the land of Israel to you. 18 And when they come there, then they will remove all of its vile idols and all of its detestable things from it. 19 And I will give to them one heart, and a new spirit I will give[f] in their inner parts. And I will remove their[g] heart of stone from their body, and I will give to them a heart of flesh, 20 so that they may walk in my statutes, and they will keep my regulations, and they will do them, and they will be to me a people, and I myself will be to them as God. 21 But to[h] the heart of their abominations and the detestable things their heart is going. I will bring their way on their head,” declares[i] the Lord Yahweh.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 11:14 Literally “was”
  2. Ezekiel 11:14 Or “to say”
  3. Ezekiel 11:15 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  4. Ezekiel 11:15 Literally “which they said concerning them the inhabitants of Jerusalem”
  5. Ezekiel 11:16 Literally “which they came there”
  6. Ezekiel 11:19 Or “put”
  7. Ezekiel 11:19 Hebrew “the”
  8. Ezekiel 11:21 Or “and to”
  9. Ezekiel 11:21 Literally “declaration of”

Israel's New Heart and Spirit

14 And the word of the Lord came to me: 15 (A)“Son of man, your brothers, even your brothers, your kinsmen,[a] the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those of whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, (B)‘Go far from the Lord; to us this land is given for a possession.’ 16 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: Though I removed them far off among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet (C)I have been a sanctuary to them for a while[b] in the countries where they have gone.’ 17 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: (D)I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, (E)and I will give you the land of Israel.’ 18 And when they come there, (F)they will remove from it all its (G)detestable things and all its abominations. 19 (H)And I will give them one heart, and (I)a new spirit I will put within them. (J)I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh (K)and give them a heart of flesh, 20 (L)that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. (M)And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 21 (N)But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, (O)I will[c] bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares the Lord God.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 11:15 Hebrew the men of your redemption
  2. Ezekiel 11:16 Or in small measure
  3. Ezekiel 11:21 Hebrew To the heart of their detestable things and their abominations their heart goes; I will