¹⁷ “Now as for you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are ^(A)prophesying ^(B)from their own heart. Prophesy against them ¹⁸ and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Woe to the women who sew magic bands on ^[a]all wrists and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature to ^(C)hunt down ^[b]souls! Will you hunt down My people’s souls, but preserve your own souls? ^19 (D)For handfuls of barley and fragments of bread, you have profaned Me to My people to put to death souls who should not die and to ^(E)keep other souls alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.”’”

²⁰ Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I am against your magic bands by which you hunt souls there as ^[c]birds, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let their souls go, the very souls whom you hunt as ^[d]birds. ²¹ I will also tear off your veils and ^(F)deliver My people from your hands, and they will no longer be in your hands to be hunted; and you will know that I am Yahweh. ²² Because you ^(G)disheartened the righteous with falsehood when I did not cause him grief, but have ^(H)strengthened the hands of the wicked not to ^(I)turn from his evil way and preserve his life, ²³ therefore, you women will no longer see ^(J)worthless visions or practice divination, and I will ^(K)deliver My people out of your hand. Thus you will ^(L)know that I am Yahweh.”