³ who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. ^[a]This ^(A)city is the pot and we are the meat.’

²⁷ “Son of man, behold, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for ^(A)many ^[a]years from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’

⁴ and saying, “^(A)Where is the promise of His ^(B)coming? For ever since the fathers ^[a](C)fell asleep, all things continue just as they were ^(D)from the beginning of creation.”