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They are my sheep; I am their God, and I take care of them.

and say to them: I, the Lord God, am now your enemy! And I will turn your nation into an empty wasteland,

And so, as surely as I am the living Lord God, you are guilty of murder and must be put to death.

You thought the nations of Judah and Israel belonged to you, and that you could take over their territory. But I am their God,

that I, the Lord God, am saying: Your enemies sneered and said that you mountains belonged to them.

You have suffered long enough, and, I, the Lord God, am very angry! Nations have insulted you,

But I, the Lord , promise that you won't hear other nations laugh and sneer at you ever again. From now on, you will always produce plenty of food for your people. I, the Lord God, have spoken.

and to show foreign nations that I am holy. Then they will know that I am the Lord God. I have spoken.

You will once again live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.

People of Israel, I'm not doing these things for your sake. You sinned against me, and you must suffer shame and disgrace for what you have done. I, the Lord God, have spoken.

He said, "Ezekiel, son of man, can these bones come back to life?" I replied, " Lord God, only you can answer that."

"I, the Lord God, will put breath in you, and once again you will live.

The Lord said: Ezekiel, now say to the wind, "The Lord God commands you to blow from every direction and to breathe life into these dead bodies, so they can live again."

So tell them, "I, the Lord God, promise to open your graves and set you free. I will bring you back to Israel,

and then say: I, the Lord God, will gather the people of Israel and bring them home from the foreign nations where they now live.

They will no longer worship idols and do things that make them unacceptable to me. I will wash away their sin and make them clean, and I will protect them from everything that makes them unclean. They will be my people, and I will be their God.

and I will live among my people and be their God.

I, the Lord God, am your enemy,

I, the Lord God, know that when you see my people Israel living in peace,

My people Israel will know me, and they will no longer disgrace my holy name. Everyone on earth will know that I am the holy Lord God of Israel.