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23 They will never again pollute themselves with their idols[a] and vile images and rebellion, for I will save them from their sinful apostasy.[b] I will cleanse them. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God.

24 “My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees. 25 They will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren after them will live there forever, generation after generation. And my servant David will be their prince forever.

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  1. 37:23a The Hebrew term (literally round things) probably alludes to dung.
  2. 37:23b As in many Hebrew manuscripts and Greek version; Masoretic Text reads from all their dwelling places where they sinned.

23 They will no longer defile(A) themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding,[a](B) and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.(C)

24 “‘My servant David(D) will be king(E) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(F) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(G) 25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(H) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(I) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(J)

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  1. Ezekiel 37:23 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts all their dwelling places where they sinned