27. because I will put my Spirit in you and make you eager to obey my laws and teachings.
28. You will once again live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.
29. I will protect you from anything that makes you unclean. Your fields will overflow with grain, and no one will starve.
30. Your trees will be filled with fruit, and crops will grow in your fields, so that you will never again feel ashamed for not having enough food.
31. You will remember your evil ways and hate yourselves for what you've done.
32. People of Israel, I'm not doing these things for your sake. You sinned against me, and you must suffer shame and disgrace for what you have done. I, the Lord God, have spoken.
33. After I have made you clean, I will let you rebuild your ruined towns and let you live in them.
34. Your land will be ploughed again, and nobody will be able to see that it was once barren.
35. Instead, they will say that it looks as beautiful as the garden of Eden. They won't see towns lying in ruins, but they will see your strong cities filled with people.
36. Then the nearby nations that survive will know that I am the one who rebuilt the ruined places and replanted the barren fields. I, the Lord, make this promise.
37. I will once again answer your prayers, and I will let your nation grow until you are like a large flock of sheep.
38. The towns that now lie in ruins will be filled with people, just as Jerusalem was once filled with sheep to be offered as sacrifices during a festival. Then you will know that I am the Lord.