22. “So say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Israel, I am going to act, but not for your sake. Israel, I will do something to help my holy name. You have dishonored it among the nations where you went.
23. I will prove the holiness of my great name. It has been dishonored among the nations. You have dishonored it among these nations. But the nations will know that I am the Lord. I will prove myself holy before their eyes, says the Lord God.
24. “‘I will take you from the nations. I will gather you out of all the lands. And I will bring you back into your own land.
25. Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your uncleanness and your idols.
26. Also, I will teach you to respect me completely. I will put a new way to think inside you. I will take out the stubborn heart like stone from your bodies. And I will give you an obedient heart of flesh.
27. I will put my Spirit inside you. And I will help you live by my rules. You will be careful to obey my laws.
28. Then you will live in the land I gave to your ancestors. So you will be my people, and I will be your God.
29. Also, I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will command the grain to come and grow. I will not allow a time of hunger to hurt you.
30. I will multiply the harvest of the field. You will never again suffer shame among the nations because of hunger.