24. I punished them because they were "unclean." They did many things that were wrong. So I turned my face away from them.' "
25. The Lord and King says, "I will now bring the people of Jacob back home again. I will show my tender love for all of the people of Israel. I will make sure that my name is kept holy.
26. "My people will forget the shameful things they have done. They will not remember all of the ways they were unfaithful to me. They used to live in safety in their land. At that time no one made them afraid.
27. "So I will bring them back from the nations. I will gather them from the countries of their enemies. And I will use them to show many nations how holy I am.
28. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God. I let the nations take my people away as prisoners. But now I will bring them back to their own land. I will not leave anyone behind.