Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Ezekiel 20:49

47 Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.

48 Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”

Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
Read the whole chapter

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
Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
KJV
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
WEB
Then I said, “Ah Lord GOD! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’”
ASV
Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?
DARBY
And I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
BLB
And I said: “Ah, Lord YHWH! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not one telling parables?’”
ÅB
Da sa jeg: Akk, Herre, Herre! De sier om meg: Han taler jo bare i lignelser!
[^1]: d.e. mot Jerusalem og Juda (ESK 21, 2), som for profeten i Kaldea lå mot syd.
OTB
Da sa jeg, “Å, Herre Gud! De sier om meg, ‘Er han ikke bare en som taler i lignelser?’”
B1930
Da sa jeg: Akk, Herre, Herre! De sier om mig: Han taler jo bare i lignelser!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 16:25

    I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

    Read in context

  • Acts 17:18

    Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

    Read in context

  • Matthew 13:13–14

    This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

    Read in context

  • Ezekiel 17:2

    “Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel

    Read in context