20 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, (A)I am against (B)your magic bands with which you hunt the souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms, and I will let the souls whom you hunt go free, the souls like birds. 21 Your veils also I will tear off and (C)deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand as prey, (D)and you shall know that I am the Lord. 22 (E)Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not grieved him, and (F)you have encouraged the wicked, that (G)he should not turn from his evil way to save his life,

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20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against your magic charms with which you ensnare people like birds and I will tear them from your arms; I will set free the people that you ensnare like birds.(A) 21 I will tear off your veils and save my people from your hands, and they will no longer fall prey to your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(B) 22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies,(C) when I had brought them no grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways and so save their lives,(D)

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