¹⁸ `And when sons of thy people speak unto thee, saying, Dost thou not declare to us what these `are' to thee?

⁹ `Son of man, have they not said unto thee -- the house of Israel -- the rebellious house -- What art thou doing?

¹⁹ And the people say unto me, `Dost thou not declare to us what these `are' to us, that thou art doing?'

¹² `Say, I pray thee, to the rebellious house, Have ye not known what these `are'? Say, Lo, come hath the king of Babylon to Jerusalem, And he taketh its king, and its princes, And bringeth them to himself to Babylon.

⁴⁹ And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes?