24 " 'For I will take you out of the nations;
I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you
will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new
spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to
follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.28 You will live in the land I gave your
forefathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God. 29 I will save you from all your uncleanness. I
will call for the grain and make it plentiful and will not bring famine upon you. 30 I will increase the fruit of the trees and the
crops of the field, so that you will no longer suffer disgrace among the nations because
of famine. 31 Then you will remember your evil ways and
wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices. 32 I want you to know that I am not doing this for
your sake, declares the Sovereign LORD. Be ashamed and disgraced for your conduct, O house
of Israel!
33 " 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
On the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins
will be rebuilt. 34 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of
lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it. 35 They will say, "This land that was laid
waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate
and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited."
