Ezekiel 36:16
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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Ezekiel 36:17
Son of man, when the children of Israel were living in their land, they made it unclean by their way and their acts: their way before me was as when a woman is unclean at the time when she is kept separate.
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Ezekiel 36:18
So I let loose my wrath on them because of those whom they had violently put to death in the land, and because they had made it unclean with their images:
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Ezekiel 36:19
And I sent them in flight among the nations and wandering through the countries: I was their judge, rewarding them for their way and their acts.
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Ezekiel 36:20
And when they came among the nations, wherever they went, they made my holy name unclean, when it was said of them, These are the people of the Lord who have gone out from his land.
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Ezekiel 36:15
And I will not let the shaming of the nations come to your ears, and no longer will you be looked down on by the peoples, says the Lord.
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