18. They spilled blood on the ground when they murdered people in the land. They made the land filthy with their idols, so I showed them how angry I was.
19. I scattered them among the nations and spread them through all the lands. I gave them the punishment they deserved for the bad things they did.
20. But even in those other nations, they ruined my good name. How? Those nations said, ‘These are the Lord’S people, but they left his land.’
21. “The people of Israel ruined my holy name wherever they went, and I felt sorry for my name.
22. So tell the family of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Family of Israel, you ruined my holy name in the places where you went. I am going to do something to stop this. I will not do it for your sake, Israel. I will do it for my holy name.