¹⁸ and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Woe to the women who sew magic bands on ^[a]all wrists and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature to ^(A)capture souls! Will you capture the souls of My people, but keep the souls of others alive for yourselves? ^19 (B)For handfuls of barley and pieces of bread, you have profaned Me to My people, to put to death ^[b]some who should not die, and to ^(C)keep ^[c]others alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.”’”

²⁰ Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am against your magic bands by which you capture souls there as ^[d]birds, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let ^[e]them go, those souls whom you capture as ^[f]birds.