35. Instead, you must ask your friends and relatives, “What answer did the Lord give?” or “What has the Lord said?”
36. It seems that you each have your own news! So if you say, “Here is news from the Lord,” you are twisting my words into a lie. Remember that I am your God, the Lord All-Powerful.
37. If you go to a prophet, it's all right to ask, “What answer did the Lord give to my question?” or “What has the Lord said?”
38. But if you disobey me and say, “Here is news from the Lord,”
39. I will pick you up and throw you far away. And I will abandon this city of Jerusalem that I gave to your ancestors.
40. You will never be free from your shame and disgrace.