'Saying' in the Bible

Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

The word of Yahweh came to Jonah the second time, saying,

He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, "Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;