Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Ezekiel 20:49

47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak 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

    These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

    Read in context

  • Acts 17:18

    Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

    Read in context

  • Matthew 13:13–14

    Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

    Read in context

  • Ezekiel 17:2

    Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

    Read in context