And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these {things are} to us, that thou doest {so}?

Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these {things mean}? tell {them}, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these {things are} to us, that thou doest {so}?

And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses {be} for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: {When...: Heb. A land when I bring a sword upon her}