23. And the nations will know why the family of Israel was carried away as prisoners to other countries. They will learn that my people turned against me, so I turned away from them. I let their enemies defeat them, so my people were killed in battle.
24. They sinned and made themselves filthy, so I punished them for the things they did. I turned away from them and refused to help them.”
25. So this is what the Lord GOD says: “Now I will bring the family of Jacob back from captivity. I will have mercy on the whole family of Israel. I will show my strong feelings for my holy name.
26. The people will forget their shame and all the times they turned against me. They will live in safety on their own land. No one will make them afraid.
27. I will bring my people back from other countries. I will gather them from the lands of their enemies. Then many nations will see how holy I am.
28. They will know that I am the Lord their God. That is because I made them leave their homes and go as prisoners to other countries. But then I gathered them together again and brought them back to their own land.
29. I will pour out my Spirit on the family of Israel, and I will never turn away from my people again.” This is what the Lord GOD said.