In Ezekiel 21:7, the people also question the prophet's groaning, and he explains coming judgment. Same pattern of symbolic action prompting inquiry.

In Ezekiel 37:18, the people ask nearly the same question: 'Will you not tell us what you mean by these things?' Direct verbal parallel.

Ezekiel 12:9 records the people asking 'What are you doing?'—parallel to them here demanding an explanation of his symbolic actions.

Ezekiel 20:49 shows people dismissing him as a maker of parables—contrasting with their earnest request for meaning here.

In Acts 21:11, Agabus performs a symbolic act (binding) and explains it — same pattern of prophetic symbolism with interpretation.