en_tn/mat/21/16.md

General Information:

Jesus quotes from the Psalms to justify how the people had responded to him.

Do you hear what they are saying?

The chief priests and scribes ask this question to rebuke Jesus because they are angry with him. Alternate translation: "You should not allow them to say these things about you!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)

But have you never read ... praise'?

Jesus asks this question to remind the chief priests and scribes of what they have studied in the scriptures. Alternate translation: "Yes, I hear them, but you should remember what you read in the scriptures ... praise.'" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)

Out of the mouths of little children and nursing infants you have prepared praise

The phrase "out of the mouths" refers to speaking. Alternate translation: "You prepared little children and nursing infants to give praise to God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)