24 Their lives were wicked and corrupt, and they deserved to be punished.
25 Now I will show mercy to the people of Israel and bring them back from the nations where they are living. They are Jacob's descendants, so I will bless them and show that I am holy.
26 They will live safely in their own land, but will be ashamed when they remember their evil ways and how they disgraced me.
27 Foreign nations will watch as I take the Israelites from enemy lands and bring them back home, and those nations will see that I am holy.
28 My people will realize that I, the Lord their God, sent them away as prisoners and now will bring them back to their own land.
29 Never again will I turn my back on the people of Israel, and my Spirit will live in them. I, the Lord, have spoken.