Ezekiel 17:1
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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- And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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- The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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- And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
- DARBY
- And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
- BLB
- And the word of YHWH came to me, saying:
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- Og Herrens ord kom til meg, og det lød så:
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- Et budskap fra Herren kom til meg:
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- Og Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så: