Ezekiel 20:37-39

The Voice

³⁷ I will have you pass under My rod, and I will make you live up to the terms of the covenant. ³⁸ I will get rid of the rebels and traitors among you. I may bring them out of the lands where they are exiled, but I will not allow them back to the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Eternal One.

³⁹ (to the people of Israel) Go ahead and worship your idols—all of you! Eventually, you will see that what you are doing is pointless. Then you will start listening to Me and stop profaning My sacred name with your gifts and false gods.