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Son of man
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 2:1.
set your face against
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 4:1.
daughters of your people
women of Israel
prophesy out of their own minds
This means they are creating prophecies from their own imaginations. AT: "imagining their own prophecies" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
prophesy against
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 4:6.
Thus says the Lord Yahweh
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 5:5.
charms
objects believed to have magical powers.
in order to trap people...Will you trap the lives of my people
The decorations worn by prophetesses were like a "trap" because they were using beauty, mystery and lies to trick the people so they would believe them and sin against God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)