16 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary(A) for them in the countries where they have gone.’

17 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.’(B)

18 “They will return to it and remove all its vile images(C) and detestable idols.(D) 19 I will give them an undivided heart(E) and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone(F) and give them a heart of flesh.(G) 20 Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.(H) They will be my people,(I) and I will be their God.(J)

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