40 When that day comes, everyone in Israel will worship me on Mount Zion, my holy mountain in Jerusalem. I will once again call you my own, and I will accept your sacred offerings and sacrifices.
41 When I bring you home from the places where you are now scattered, I will be pleased with you, just as I am pleased with the smell of the smoke from your sacrifices. Every nation on earth will see that I am holy,
42 and you will know that I, the Lord, am the one who brought you back to Israel, the land I promised your ancestors.
43 Then you will remember your wicked sins, and you will hate yourselves for doing such horrible things. They have made you unacceptable to me,
44 so you deserve to be punished. But I will treat you in a way that will bring honour to my name, and you will know that I am the Lord God.
45 The Lord said,
46 “Ezekiel, son of man, turn towards the south and warn the forests