Son of man, put out a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.
And the Word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
And I said, Ah Lord Jehovah! They say of me, Does he not speak parables?
so that all flesh may know that I Jehovah have drawn out My sword from its sheath. It shall not return any more.
And speak a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, So says the Lord Jehovah: Set on a pot; set it on, and also pour water into it.
I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions and have used parables by the hand of the prophets.
Is there iniquity in Gilead? Surely they are vanity; they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal. Yes, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
so 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 in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall fully know even as I also am fully known.