# 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 condition that is contrary to fact; the false prophets had not stood in his council meeting. # had stood in my council meeting See how you translated a similar phrase in Jeremiah 23:18. # to turn from This means they would stop doing these things. # the wickedness of their practices "the evil things they do." See how similar words are translated in Jeremiah 4:4.