¹² ‘Now say to that rebellious house,^(A) “Don’t you know what these things mean? ” Tell them, “The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and officials,^(B) and brought them back with him to Babylon.

⁴⁹ Then I said, ‘Oh, Lord God, they are saying of me, “Isn’t he just composing parables? ” ’^(A)

¹⁹ Then the people asked me, ‘Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean for us? ’