25. The Lord and King says, "I will now bring the people of Jacob back home again. I will show my tender love for all of the people of Israel. I will make sure that my name is kept holy.
26. "My people will forget the shameful things they have done. They will not remember all of the ways they were unfaithful to me. They used to live in safety in their land. At that time no one made them afraid.
27. "So I will bring them back from the nations. I will gather them from the countries of their enemies. And I will use them to show many nations how holy I am.