1. Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.
2. Then the word of the Lord came to me:
3. “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?
4. Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When any of the Israelites set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet, I the Lord will answer them myself in keeping with their great idolatry.
5. I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted me for their idols.’