Therefore, thus says the Lord God: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name—establishing the restoration as following logically from the judgment and reiterating the divine compassion that undergirds the reversal. The phrase 'restore the fortunes' echoes the restoration promises of chapter 37 and indicates that Israel's return from exile is now to be executed. The compassion of God suggests that divine love and mercy persist even through judgment; judgment does not exhaust God's relationship to Israel. The zeal for the holy name means that God acts to vindicate the divine reputation and sanctity; restoration serves both Israel's interests and God's own honor. This verse transitions from the judgment of Gog to the restoration of Israel and grounds the restoration in divine compassion.

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