Ezekiel 17:2 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Son of man, put forth a riddle and speak a parable or allegory to the house of Israel; American Standard Version (1901) Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; Common English Bible Human one, compose a riddle and a parable about the house of Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version "Son of man, propose an enigma and describe a parable to the house of Israel, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Son of man, put forth a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel, |
Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
that all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
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:
I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
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.
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.