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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. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hypo)

had stood in my council meeting

See how you translated a similar phrase in Jeremiah 23:18.

to turn from

This idiom means they would stop doing these things. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)

the wickedness of their practices

"the evil things they do." See how similar words are translated in Jeremiah 4:4.