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22 “So say to the ·people [L house] of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: [L house of] Israel, I am going to act, but not for your sake. I will do something to help my holy name, which you have ·dishonored [defiled; profaned; C ritually] among the nations where you went. 23 I will prove the holiness of my great name, which has been ·dishonored [defiled; profaned; C ritually] among the nations. You have ·dishonored [defiled; profaned; C ritually] it among these nations, but the nations will know that I am the Lord when I ·prove myself holy [vindicate my holiness] before their eyes, says the Lord God.

24 “‘I will take you from the nations and gather you out of all the lands and bring you back into your own land.

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22 “Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name,(A) which you have profaned(B) among the nations where you have gone.(C) 23 I will show the holiness of my great name,(D) which has been profaned(E) among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord,(F) declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy(G) through you before their eyes.(H)

24 “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.(I)

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