v. 1bβγ (‘he sent me’) and thus parallel to the two infinitives that follow in v. 1bβγ. Further, in substance the proclaiming in v. 1bδε is parallel to the bringing of news in v. 1bβγ and indicates the content of the news the messenger brings. Indeed, through vv. 1b–3a the prophet is not giving a list of discrete acts but describing one prophetic-pastoral ministry in a number of different ways. ‘He sent me’ is taken up from 48:16, where it was part of a brief prophetic testimony that also referred