² at that time the Lord spoke through ^(A)Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go and loosen the ^(B)sackcloth from your hips and take your ^(C)shoes off your feet.” And he did so, going ^(D)naked and barefoot.

The Ruined Waistband

13 Thus the Lord said to me, “Go and ^(A)buy yourself a linen waistband and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.”

² “Arise and ^(A)go down to the potter’s house, and there I will announce My words to you.”

The Broken Jar

19 Thus says the Lord, “Go and buy a ^(A)potter’s earthenware ^(B)jar, and take some of the ^(C)elders of the people and some of the ^[a](D)senior priests.