16. And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
17. “Son of man, the house of Israel, they were dwelling on their soil, and they defiled it with their way and with their deeds; like the uncleanness of menstruation was their way before me.
18. And I poured out my rage on them for the blood that they poured on the land and for their idols with which they defiled it.
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 into the nations to which they went, and they profaned my holy name 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, which, the house of Israel defiled among the nations to which they went.
22. “Therefore thus say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Not for your sake am I about to act, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you defiled among the nations to which you went.
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 before 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 into your inner parts, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh, and I will give to you a heart of flesh.
27. And I will give my spirit into your inner parts, and I will make it so that you will go 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, and you will be to me as a people, and I will be to you as God.