Ezekiel 36:16-21

Ezekiel 36:16-21

[16] Moreover the word  of the LORD  came unto me, saying,  [17] Son  of man,  when the house  of Israel  dwelt  in their own land,  they defiled  it by their own way  and by their doings:  their way  was before  me as the uncleanness  of a removed woman.  [18] Wherefore I poured  my fury  upon them for the blood  that they had shed  upon the land,  and for their idols  wherewith they had polluted  [19] And I scattered  them among the heathen,  and they were dispersed  through the countries:  according to their way  and according to their doings  I judged  [20] And when they entered  unto the heathen,  whither they went,  they profaned  my holy  name,  when they said  to them, These are the people  of the LORD,  and are gone forth  out of his land.  [21] But I had pity  for mine holy  name,  which the house  of Israel  had profaned  among the heathen,  whither they went.