Ezekiel 17:2

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

O mortal, propound a riddle and speak an allegory to the house of Israel.

Cross References

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Ah Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of allegories?’ ”

Matthew 13:35

This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth to speak in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation.”

1 Corinthians 13:12

For now we see only a reflection, as in a mirror, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.

Hosea 12:10

I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets I will bring destruction.

Ezekiel 24:3

And utter an allegory to the rebellious house and say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Set on the pot; set it on; pour in water also;

Ezekiel 17:1

The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 21:5

and all flesh shall know that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of its sheath; it shall not be sheathed again.

Hosea 12:11

In Gilead there is iniquity; they shall surely come to nothing. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, so their altars shall be like stone heaps on the furrows of the field.