³ Then the Lord said, “Just as my servant^(A) Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot for three years,^(B) as a sign^(C) and portent^(D) against Egypt^(E) and Cush,^[a](F)

³ Then take an iron pan,^(A) place it as an iron wall between you and the city and turn your face toward^(B) it. It will be under siege, and you shall besiege it. This will be a sign^(C) to the people of Israel.^(D)

⁶ Put them on your shoulder as they are watching and carry them out at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign^(A) to the Israelites.”

¹¹ Say to them, ‘I am a sign^(A) to you.’

“As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile as captives.^(B)

The Sign of Jonah^(A)

²⁹ As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign,^(B) but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.^(C)

³⁰ For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.