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"Thereforesay to the house of Israel, 'Thussays the LordGOD, "It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holyname, which you have profaned among the nationswhere* you went.
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"I will vindicate the holiness of My greatname which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD," declares the LordGOD, "when I prove Myself holy among you in their sight.
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"Moreover, I will give you a newheart and put a newspiritwithin you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
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"Then you will remember your evilways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and your abominations.
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'Thussays the LordGOD, "On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the wasteplaces will be rebuilt.
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"Then the nations that are leftroundabout you will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted that which was desolate; I, the LORD, have spoken and will do it."
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"Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointedfeasts, so will the wastecities be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am the LORD.""'