9. And if a prophet is foolish enough to give his own answer, I, the Lord, will show him how foolish he is! I will use my power against him. I will destroy him and remove him from among my people, Israel.
10. So both the one who came for advice and the prophet who gave an answer will get the same punishment.
11. Why? So that those prophets will stop leading my people away from me, and my people will stop being filthy with sin. Then they will be my special people, and I will be their God.’” This is what the Lord GOD said.
12. Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
13. “Son of man, I will punish any nation that leaves me and sins against me. I will stop their food supply. I might cause a famine and remove the people and animals from that country.
14. I would punish that country even if Noah, Daniel, and Job lived there. They could save their own lives by their goodness, but they could not save the whole country.” This is what the Lord GOD said.
15. “Or I might send wild animals through that country to kill all the people. Then no one would travel through that country because of the wild animals.
16. If Noah, Daniel, and Job lived there, those three men could save their own lives. But I promise by my own life that they could not save the lives of other people—not even their own sons and daughters! That evil country would be destroyed.” This is what the Lord GOD said.
17. “Or I might send an enemy army to fight against that country. The soldiers would destroy that country—I would remove all the people and animals from that country.
18. If Noah, Daniel, and Job lived there, those three men could save their own lives. But I promise by my own life that they could not save the lives of other people—not even their own sons and daughters! That evil country would be destroyed.” This is what the Lord GOD said.
19. “Or I might send a disease against that country. I will pour my anger down on the people. I will remove all the people and animals from that country.