Ezekiel 11:14-21

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Lord’s Promise to Gather Israel from the Nations

¹⁴ Then the Lord spoke his word to me. He said, ¹⁵ “Son of man, the people who live in Jerusalem are talking about your own relatives and about the entire nation of Israel. The people who live in Jerusalem say, ‘They are far away from the Lord. This land has been given to us as our own property.’

¹⁶ “So tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, I have been their sanctuary for a little while among the countries where they’ve gone.’

¹⁷ “So tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I will bring them together from the nations and gather them from the countries where I’ve scattered them. I will give them the land of Israel. ¹⁸ They will come and remove all the disgusting and detestable things that are there. ¹⁹ I will give them a single purpose and put a new spirit in them. I will remove their stubborn hearts and give them obedient hearts. ²⁰ Then they will live by my laws and obey my rules. They will be my people, and I will be their God. ²¹ But as for those whose minds are set on following detestable and disgusting idols, I will pay them back for what they have done, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ”