⁹ “But if the prophet is persuaded so that he speaks a word, it is I, the Lord, who have persuaded that prophet; and I will stretch out My hand against him and ^(A)eliminate him from among My people Israel. ¹⁰ And they will bear the punishment for their wrongdoing; as the wrongdoing of the inquirer is, so the wrongdoing of the prophet will be, ¹¹ in order that the house of Israel may no longer ^(B)stray from Me and no longer ^(C)defile themselves with all their offenses. So they will be ^(D)My people, and I shall be their God,”’ declares the Lord God.”