14. He will be a holy place;for both Israel and Judah he will bea stone that causes people to stumbleand a rock that makes them fall.And for the people of Jerusalem he will bea trap and a snare.
15. Many of them will stumble;they will fall and be broken,they will be snared and captured.’
16. Bind up this testimony of warningand seal up God’s instruction among my disciples.
17. I will wait for the Lord,who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob.I will put my trust in him.
18. Here am I, and the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.
19. When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people enquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
20. Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.