36:22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake that I am about to act, O house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy reputation ¹  which you profaned among the nations where you went. 36:23 I will magnify ²  my great name that has been profaned among the nations, that you have profaned among them. The nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the sovereign Lord, when I magnify myself among you in their sight.

36:24 “‘I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries; then I will bring you to your land. 36:25 I will sprinkle you with pure water ³  and you will be clean from all your impurities. I will purify you from all your idols. 36:26 I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone ⁴  from your body and give you a heart of flesh. ⁵  36:27 I will put my Spirit within you; ⁶  I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes ⁷  and carefully observe my regulations. ⁸  36:28 Then you will live in the land I gave to your fathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God. ⁹