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"Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God , "It is ^(af)not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.

I will ^(ag)vindicate the holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst. Then the ^(ah)nations will know that I am the Lord ," declares the Lord God , "when I prove Myself holy among you in their sight.

For I will ^(ai)take you from the nations, gather you from all the lands and bring you into your own land.

Then I will ^(aj)sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your ^(ak)filthiness and from all your ^(al)idols.

Moreover, I will give you a ^(am)new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the ^(an)heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

I will ^(ao)put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.

You will live in the land that I gave to your forefathers; so you will be ^(ap)My people, and I will be your God.

Moreover, I will save you from all your uncleanness; and I will call for the grain and multiply it, and I ^(aq)will not ^[j]bring a famine on you.

I will ^(ar)multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field, so that you will not receive again the disgrace of famine among the nations.

Then you will ^(as)remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and your abominations.

I am not doing this ^(at)for your sake," declares the Lord God , "let it be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel!"