"Sonof man,propounda riddleand speaka parableto the houseof Israel,
Now the wordof the LORDcameto me saying,
Then I said,"AhLordGOD!They are sayingof me, 'Is he not [just] speakingparables?'"
"Thus allfleshwill knowthat I, the LORD,have drawnMy swordout of its sheath.It will not return[to its sheath] again."'
"Speaka parableto the rebellioushouseand sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Puton the pot,put[it] on and alsopourwaterin it;
I have also spokento the prophets,And I gavenumerousvisions,And throughthe prophetsI gaveparables.
Is there iniquity[in] Gilead?Surelythey are worthless.In Gilgalthey sacrificebulls,Yes,their altarsare like the stoneheapsBesidethe furrowsof the field.
[This was] to fulfillwhatwas spokenthroughthe prophet:"I WILL OPENMY MOUTHIN PARABLES;I WILL UTTERTHINGS HIDDENSINCETHE FOUNDATIONOF THE WORLD."
For nowwe seein a mirrordimly,but thenfaceto face;nowI knowin part,but thenI will knowfullyjustas I alsohave been fully known.
