1. In the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me.
2. the Lord’s word came to me, saying,
3. “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Is it to inquire of me that you have come? As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “I will not be inquired of by you.”’
4. “Will you judge them, son of man? Will you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers.