"Sonof man,has not the houseof Israel,the rebellioushouse,saidto you, 'Whatare you doing?'
In the morningthe wordof the LORDcameto me, saying,
"Saynowto the rebellioushouse,Do you not knowwhatthesethings[mean]?' Say,'Behold,the kingof Babyloncameto Jerusalem,tookits kingand princesand broughtthem to him in Babylon.
Then I said,"AhLordGOD!They are sayingof me, 'Is he not [just] speakingparables?'"
The peoplesaidto me, "Will you not tellus whatthesethingsthat you are doingmean for us?"
"Whenthe sonsof your peoplespeakto you saying,'Will you not declareto us whatyou mean by these?'
