Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
that all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
Is there iniquity in Gil´e-ad? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.