1 It was the seventh year since King Jehoiachin had been brought to Babylon as a prisoner. On the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to ask the Lord for advice. They sat down with me.
2 Then a message came to me from the Lord. He said,
3 "Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel. Tell them, 'The Lord and King says, "Have you come to ask me for advice? I will not let you do that," announces the Lord and King. "And that is just as sure as I am alive." '
4 "Are you going to judge them, son of man? Will you judge them? Tell them the evil things their people did long ago. I hate those things.