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Then they will know that I am the Lord their God. The family of Israel will know that I am with them and that they are my people." This is what the Lord God said!

"You are my sheep, the sheep of my grassland. You are only human beings, and I am your God." This is what the Lord God said.

Say to it, ‘This is what the Lord God says: "‘I am against you, Mount Seir! I will punish you and make you an empty wasteland.

I will destroy your cities, and you will become empty. Then you will know that I am the Lord .

I will make you empty forever. No one will live in your cities. Then you will know that I am the Lord ."

And the Lord God says, "You were jealous of my people. You were angry and hateful to them. So by my life, I swear that I will punish you the same way you hurt them! I will punish you and let my people know that I am with them.

And then you, too, will know that I am the Lord . "I have heard you making fun of Israel's hill country. You said, ‘It is in ruins, just waiting for us to swallow it up.'

You were happy when the country of Israel was destroyed. I will treat you the same way. Mount Seir and the whole country of Edom will be destroyed. Then you will know that I am the Lord ."

So this is what the Lord God says: "I am the one making this promise! I swear that the nations around you will have to suffer for those insults.

I am with you, and I will help you. People will till your soil and plant seeds in you.

I will give you many people and animals, and they will grow and have many children. I will bring people to live on you as in the past. I will make it better for you than before. Then you will know that I am the Lord .

So tell the family of Israel that this is what the Lord God says: ‘Family of Israel, you ruined my holy name in the places where you went. I am going to do something to stop this. I will not do it for your sake, Israel. I will do it for my holy name.

I will show the nations how holy my great name really is. You ruined my good name in those nations! But I will show you that I am holy. I will make you respect my name, and then those nations will know that I am the Lord .'" This is what the Lord God said.

The Lord God says, "I want you to remember this: I am not doing these things for your good! I am doing them for my good name. Family of Israel, you should be ashamed and embarrassed about the way you lived!"

"Then the nations that are still around you will know I am the Lord and that I rebuilt those places. I planted things in this land that was empty. I am the Lord . I said this, and I will make them happen!"

During the special festivals, Jerusalem was filled with flocks of sheep and goats that had been made holy. In the same way the cities and ruined places will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the Lord ."

I will put sinew and muscles on you, and I will cover you with skin. Then I will put breath in you, and you will come back to life! Then you will know that I am the Lord .'"

My people, I will open your graves and bring you up out of your graves, and then you will know that I am the Lord .

I will put my Spirit in you, and you will come to life again. Then I will lead you back to your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord . You will know that I said this and that I made it happen.'" This is what the Lord said.

The other nations will know that I am the Lord , and they will know that I make Israel my special people by putting my holy place there among them forever.'"