15. "You will not have to listen to the nations laughing at you anymore. People will no longer make fun of you. You will not let your nation fall," announces the Lord and King.
16. Another message came to me from the Lord. He said,
17. "Son of man, the people of Israel used to live in their own land. But they polluted it because of how they acted and the way they lived. To me they were 'unclean' like a woman who was having her monthly period.
18. "They spilled people's blood in the land. They polluted the land by worshiping other gods. So I poured out my burning anger on them.
19. I scattered them among the nations. I sent them to other countries. I judged them based on how they acted and the way they lived.
20. "They treated my name as if it were not holy. They did it everywhere they went among the nations. People said about them, 'They are the Lord's people. But they were forced to leave his land.'
21. I was concerned about my holy name. The people of Israel treated it as if it were not holy. They did it everywhere they went among the nations.
22. "But tell the people of Israel, 'The Lord and King speaks. He says, "People of Israel, I will not take action for your benefit. Instead, I will act for the honor of my holy name. You have treated it as if it were not holy. You did it everywhere you went among the nations.