[14:1] Some of the leaders of the Israelites came to consult me about the Lord's will.
[14:2] Then the Lord spoke to me.
[14:3] “Mortal man,” he said, “these men have given their hearts to idols and are letting idols lead them into sin. Do they think I will give them an answer?
[14:4] “Now speak to them and tell them what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying to them: Each of you Israelites who have given your heart to idols and let them lead you into sin and who then come to consult a prophet, will get an answer from me—the answer that your many idols deserve!
[14:5] All those idols have turned the Israelites away from me, but by my answer I hope to win back their loyalty.
[14:6] “Now then, tell the Israelites what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying: Turn back and leave your disgusting idols.
[14:7] “Whenever one of you Israelites or one of you foreigners who live in the Israelite community turn away from me and worship idols, and then go to consult a prophet, I, the Lord, will give you your answer!
[14:8] I will oppose you. I will make an example of you. I will remove you from the community of my people, so that all of you will know that I am the Lord.
[14:9] “If any prophets are deceived into giving a false answer, it is because I, the Lord, have deceived them. I will remove them from the people of Israel.
[14:10] Both prophets and anyone who consults them will get the same punishment.
[14:11] I will do this to keep the Israelites from deserting me and defiling themselves by their sins. They are to be my people, and I will be their God.” The Sovereign Lord has spoken.