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.” ’
‘Now say to that rebellious house, “Don’t you know what these things mean? ” Tell them, “The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.
All Israel was registered in the genealogies that are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.