⁵ “And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.

²⁰ And wherever they went among the nations they profaned^(A) my holy name, for it was said of them, ‘These are the Lord’s people, and yet they had to leave his land.’^{(B) 21} I had concern for my holy name, which the people of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone.^(C)

²² “Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name,^(D) which you have profaned^(E) among the nations where you have gone.^{(F) 23} I will show the holiness of my great name,^(G) which has been profaned^(H) among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord,^(I) declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy^(J) through you before their eyes.^(K)

² Many will follow their depraved conduct^(A) and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.