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10 They say to those gifted with discernment and insight:
    “Stop with your visions. We’ve had enough of them.”
They say to the prophets, “Tell us only what we’d like to hear;
    save your truth-telling pessimism for someone else.
We want to hear flattery.
11 And for goodness’ sake, stop talking about the Holy One of Israel.
    Get out of the gloomy rut you are in—
Your message is a bit stale—take a different path.”

12 But the Holy One of Israel says,

Eternal One: Because you refused to accept this truth, My word and purpose,
        and trusted instead in deceit and manipulation, you will fall.

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10 They say to the seers,(A)
    “See no more visions(B)!”
and to the prophets,
    “Give us no more visions of what is right!
Tell us pleasant things,(C)
    prophesy illusions.(D)
11 Leave this way,(E)
    get off this path,
and stop confronting(F) us
    with the Holy One(G) of Israel!”

12 Therefore this is what the Holy One(H) of Israel says:

“Because you have rejected this message,(I)
    relied on oppression(J)
    and depended on deceit,

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