⁶ “So say to the ·people [^Lhouse] of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: ·Change your hearts and lives [Repent], and ·stop worshiping [^Lturn from your] idols. ·Stop doing [^LTurn your faces from] all ·the things I hate [your abominations/detestable practices]. ⁷ Any of the Israelites or foreigners in Israel can separate themselves from me by ·wanting to worship idols [^Lsetting up idols in their hearts] or by putting ·up things that cause people to sin [^Lbefore their face a wicked stumbling block/obstacle]. Then if they come to the prophet to ·ask me questions [consult me], I, the Lord, will answer them myself. ⁸ I will ·reject [^Lset my face against] them. I will make them a sign and an ·example [proverb; byword], and I will ·separate them [^Lcut them off] from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

⁹ “‘But if the prophet is ·tricked [deceived; or enticed] into giving a prophecy, it is because I, the Lord, have ·tricked [deceived; or enticed] that prophet to speak. Then I will ·use my power [^Lstretch out my hand] against him and destroy him from among my people Israel. ¹⁰ The prophet will be ·as guilty [or punished the same] as the one who asks him for help; both will ·be responsible [or bear the punishment] for their guilt. ¹¹ Then the ·nation [^Lhouse] of Israel will ·not leave me anymore [no longer go astray] or ·make themselves unclean [defile themselves; ^Critually] anymore with all their sins. They will be my people, and I will be their God, says the Lord God.’”