26 Because of Israel’s and Judah’s evil, you have made the house that carries your name what it is today.
27 Lord our God, you have acted toward us in line with your great kindness and your great compassion,
28 just as you spoke through your servant Moses on the day when you commanded him to write your Law in the presence of the Israelites.You said:
29 If you don’t listen to my voice, this great buzzing crowd will certainly turn into a small one among the nations where I’ll scatter them.
30 I knew that they wouldn’t listen to me, because they are stubborn. But they will change their hearts while in the land of captivity.
31 They will know that I am the Lord their God, and I’ll give them a heart and ears that listen.
32 They will praise me in the land of their captivity, and they will remember my name.