Then He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has abandoned the land.’”

He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing here, more detestable things that the house of Israel is committing, so that I must depart from My sanctuary? You will see even more detestable things.”

“Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, that rebellious house, asked you, ‘What are you doing?’

Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?”