Ezekiel 36:16-38 - Restoration Of Israel's People
16 Moreover, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 17 "O thou son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt upon their own ground, they defiled themselves with their own ways and imaginations: so that in my sight their way was like the uncleanness of a menstruous woman. 18 Wherefore I poured my wrathful displeasure upon them, because of the blood that they had shed in the land, and because of their Idols, wherewith they had defiled themselves. 19 I scattered them also among the Heathen, so that they were strawed about in the lands. According to their ways and after their own inventions, so did I punish them. 20 Now when they were gone unto the Heathen, and come in among them they dishonoured my holy name: so that it was said of them, 'Are these the people of God, and must go out of their own land?' 21 Then spared I my holy name, which the house of Israel had dishonoured among the Gentiles, to whom they came. Therefore tell the house of Israel:
22 'Thus saith the LORD: I will sanctify my name that is defiled among the heathen. Which ye have defiled among them: 23 that the heathen may know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I am sanctified upon you in their sight.
24 And I will take you from the heathen, and will gather you out from all lands and will bring you out of your own country. 25 And I will pour pure water upon you, and ye shall be cleansed from all uncleanness, and from all your idols. I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you a new heart, and will put a new spirit in you. And will take away that stony heart out of your flesh, and give you a fleshly heart. 27 And I will put my spirit in you, and will make that ye shall walk in mine ordinances and keep my laws and do them. 28 And ye shall dwell in the land which I gave your fathers. And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 29 "I will help you out of all your uncleannesses. I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and will let you have no hunger. 30 I will multiply the fruits of the trees, and the increase of the field for you, so that ye shall bear no more reproof of hunger among the Heathen.
31 Then shall ye remember your own wicked ways, and your imaginations, which were not good: so that ye shall take displeasure at your own selves, by reason of your sins and abominations. 32 But I will not do this for your sakes, sayeth the LORD God: Be ye sure of it. Therefore, O ye house of Israel, be ashamed of your sins.
33 Moreover, thus sayeth the LORD God: What time as I shall cleanse you from all your offenses, then will I make the cities to be occupied again, and will repair the places that be decayed. 34 The desolate land shall be builded again, which afore time lay waste in the sight of all them that went by. 35 Then shall it be said, 'This wasteland is become like a garden of pleasure, and the void, desolate and broken down cities are now strong, and fenced again.' 36 Then the residue of the Heathen that lie round about you shall know that I am the LORD, which repair that was broken down, and plant again that was made waste. Even I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it indeed.
37 Thus sayeth the LORD God: I will yet once be found again of the house of Israel, and do this for them: I shall increase them as a flock of men. 38 Like as the holy flock and the flock of Jerusalem are in the high solemn feasts: so shall also the wild wasted cities be filled with flocks of men. And they shall know, that I am the LORD."