^{2 Ref} And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

^{3 Ref} Son of man, these men have taken their false gods into their hearts and put before their faces the sin which is the cause of their fall: am I to give ear when they come to me for directions?

^{4 Ref} For this cause say to them, These are the words of the Lord: Every man of Israel who has taken his false god into his heart, and put before his face the sin which is the cause of his fall, and comes to the prophet; I the Lord will give him an answer by myself in agreement with the number of his false gods;

^{5 Ref} So as to take the children of Israel in the thoughts of their hearts, because they have become strange to me through their false gods.