Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What are you doing?

Say now to the rebellious house: Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon has come to Jerusalem and has taken its king and rulers, and led them with him to Babylon.

Then I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! They say of me, Does he not speak parables?

And the people said to me, Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?