But you, son of man, hear what I say unto you; Be not you rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat what I give you.

He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, see you what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel commits here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn you yet again, and you shall see greater abominations.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his idols? for they say, The LORD sees us not; the LORD has forsaken the land.

Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto you, What do you?

Son of man, what is that proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?

Say now to the rebellious house, Know you not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon has come to Jerusalem, and has taken its king, and its princes, and led them with him to Babylon;

What mean you, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

And say, What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her cubs among young lions.

Then I said unto them, What is the high place to which you go? And its name is called Bamah unto this day.

Because it is a trial, and what if the sword despise even the rod? it shall be no more, says the Lord GOD.

And the people said unto me, Will you not tell us what these things are to us, that you so do?

And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, What city is like Tyre, like that destroyed in the midst of the sea?

Also, you son of man, the children of your people still are talking against you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, everyone to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that comes forth from the LORD.

And when the children of your people shall speak unto you, saying, Will you not show us what you mean by these?