1. In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to consult the Lord and sat down before me.
2. Then the word of the Lord came to me:
3. Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Have you come to consult me? As I live, I will not allow myself to be consulted by you!—oracle of the Lord God.
4. Will you judge them? Will you judge, son of man? Tell them about the abominations of their ancestors,