Ezekiel 36: 16 - 28
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The word of the LORD came to me:
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| 17
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"Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their ways and their doings; their conduct before me was like the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.
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| 18
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So I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood which they had shed in the land, for the idols with which they had defiled it.
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| 19
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I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries; in accordance with their conduct and their deeds I judged them.
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| 20
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But when they came to the nations, wherever they came, they profaned my holy name, in that men said of them, `These are the people of the LORD, and yet they had to go out of his land.'
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| 21
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But I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel caused to be profaned among the nations to which they came.
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| 22
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"Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came.
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| 23
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And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them; and the nations will know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.
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| 24
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For I will take you from the nations, and gather you from all the countries, and bring you into your own land.
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| 25
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I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.
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| 26
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A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will take out of your flesh the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
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| 27
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And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.
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| 28
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You shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers; and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
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