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20 The Lord’s anger will not stop
    until he finishes what he plans to do.
When that day is over,
    you will understand this clearly.
21 I did not send those prophets,
    but they ran to tell their messages.
I did not speak to them,
    but they spoke in my name.
22 If they had stood in my heavenly council,
    then they would have told my messages to the people of Judah.
They would have stopped the people from doing bad things.
    They would have stopped them from doing evil.”

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20 The anger(A) of the Lord will not turn back(B)
    until he fully accomplishes
    the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
    you will understand it clearly.
21 I did not send(C) these prophets,
    yet they have run with their message;
I did not speak to them,
    yet they have prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in my council,(D)
    they would have proclaimed(E) my words to my people
and would have turned(F) them from their evil ways
    and from their evil deeds.(G)

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