But I refrained from doing so,<n id="1" /> and acted instead for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

So I said to them, What is this high place you go to?&#8217;&#8221; (So it is called &#8220;High Place&#8221;<n id="1" /> to this day.)p>

Then you will know that I am the <sc>Lordsc>, when I deal with you for the sake of my reputation and not according to your wicked conduct and corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.&#8217;&#8221;p>

They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. She became notorious<n id="1" /> among women, and they executed judgments against her.p>

I will prepare for them a healthy<n id="1" /> planting. They will no longer be victims<n id="2" /> of famine in the land and will no longer bear the insults of the nations.

But when they arrived in the nations where they went, they profaned my holy name. It was said of them, &#8216;These are the people of the <sc>Lordsc>, yet they have departed from his land.&#8217;

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Therefore this is what the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> says: Now I will restore<n id="1" /> the fortunes of Jacob, and I will have mercy on the entire house of Israel. I will be zealous for my holy name.

the gates of the city<n id="1" /> will be named for the tribes of Israel; there will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi.

But the overseer of the court officials renamed them. He gave<n id="1" /> Daniel the name Belteshazzar, Hananiah he named Shadrach, Mishael he named Meshach, and Azariah he named Abednego.<n id="2" />p>

We have not paid attention to your servants the prophets, who spoke by your authority<n id="1" /> to our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors,<n id="2" /> and to all the inhabitants<n id="3" /> of the land as well.p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with great power<n id="1" /> and made a name for yourself that is remembered to this day &#8211; we have sinned and behaved wickedly.

O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don&#8217;t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

Then the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> said: &#8220;Name him &#8216;Not My People&#8217; (Lo-Ammi), because you<n id="2" /> are not my people and I am not your<n id="3" /> God.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">You will have plenty to eat,p> <p class="poetry">and your hunger will be fully satisfied;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you will praise the name of the <sc>Lordsc> your God,p> <p class="poetry">who has acted wondrously in your behalf.p> <p class="poetry">My people will never again be put to shame.p>

<p class="poetry">(But there is one who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion;p> <p class="poetry">he can turn the darkness into morningp> <p class="poetry">and daylight<n id="1" /> into night.p> <p class="poetry">He summons the water of the seasp> <p class="poetry">and pours it out on the earth&#8217;s surface.p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is his name!p>

<p class="poetry">He builds the upper rooms of his palace<n id="1" /> in heavenp> <p class="poetry">and sets its foundation supports<n id="2" /> on the earth.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">He summons the water of the seap> <p class="poetry">and pours it out on the earth&#8217;s surface.p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is his name.p>

<p class="poetry">As a result they<n id="1" /> will conquer those left in Edom<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and all the nations subject to my rule.&#8221;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc>, who is about to do this, is speaking!p>

<p class="poetry">He will assume his post<n id="1" /> and shepherd the people<n id="2" /> by the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s strength,p> <p class="poetry">by the sovereign authority of the <sc>Lordsc> his God.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">They will live securely,<n id="4" /> for at that time he will be honored<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">even in the distant regions of<n id="6" /> the earth.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> has issued a decree against you:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Your dynasty will come to an end.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I will destroy the idols and images in the temples of your gods.p> <p class="poetry">I will desecrate<n id="3" /> your grave &#8211; because you are accursed!&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Know for sure that I will then enablep> <p class="poetry">the nations to give me acceptable praise.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">All of them will invoke the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s name when they pray,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and will worship him in unison.<n id="3" />p>