⁸ And while they were striking, and I was left alone, ^(A)I fell upon my face, and cried, ^(B)“Ah, Lord God! ^(C)Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel ^(D)in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?”

¹³ And it came to pass, while I was prophesying, ^(A)that ^(B)Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. ^(C)Then I fell down on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, ^(D)“Ah, Lord God! ^(E)Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?”

⁴⁹ Then I said, ^(A)“Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, ^(B)‘Is he not a maker of parables?’”