Ezekiel 17:2
1 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
3 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
4 He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- “Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
- KJV
- Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
- WEB
- “Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
- ASV
- Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
- DARBY
- Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,
- BLB
- “Son of man, pose a riddle and present a parable to the house of Israel,
- ÅB
- Menneskesønn! Fremsett en gåte for Israels hus og tal til dem i en lignelse
- OTB
- "Menneskesønn, fortell en gåte og legg den frem som en lignelse for israelittene.
- B1930
- Menneskesønn! Fremsett en gåte for Israels hus og tal til dem i en lignelse
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
Read in contextMatthew 13:35
So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
Read in contextMark 4:33–34
With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
Read in contextJudges 9:8–15
One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
Read in context1 Corinthians 13:12
Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
Read in contextEzekiel 24:3
Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.
Read in context2 Samuel 12:1–4
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
Read in contextJudges 14:12–19
“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
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