⁹ “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, ^(A)the rebellious house, said to you, ^(B)‘What are you doing?’

¹⁹ And the people said to me, ^(A)“Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?”

¹² “Say now to ^(A)the rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Indeed ^(B)the king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and took its king and princes, and led them with him to Babylon.

⁴⁹ Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! They say of me, ‘Does he not speak ^(A)parables?’ ”

Judah’s Captivity Portrayed

12 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying: ² “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of ^(A)a rebellious house, which ^(B)has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; ^(C)for they are a rebellious house.

³ “Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

^5 (A)As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a ^(B)rebellious house—yet they ^(C)will know that a prophet has been among them.

⁶ “And you, son of man, ^(D)do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though ^(E)briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; ^(F)do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, ^(G)though they are a rebellious house. ^7 (H)You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. ⁸ But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and ^(I)eat what I give you.”