And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
Seventh year ... - namely, from the carrying away of Jeconiah (Ezekiel 1:2; Ezekiel 8:1). This computation was calculated to make them cherish the more ardently the hope of the restoration promised them in 70 years, for, when prospects are hopeless, years are not computed (Calvin).
Certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord. The object of their inquiry, as in Ezekiel 14:1, is not stated: probably it was to ascertain the cause of the national calamities, and the time of their termination, as their false prophets assured them of a speedy restoration.