# if they had stood in my council meeting
Standing in Yahweh's council represents being one of those who meets with him to learn what he is thinking. This is a hypothetical situation; the false prophets had not stood in his council meeting. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])
# had stood in my council meeting
See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 23:18](../23/18.md).
# to turn from
This idiom means they would stop doing these things. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])