Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
Ezekiel 20:49 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then said I, Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, Does he not speak in parables and make allegories? American Standard Version (1901) Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables? Common English Bible Then I said, “Oh, LORD God! They say about me, ‘Isn’t he one for making metaphors?’” Catholic Public Domain Version And I said: "Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! They are saying about me: 'Does this man not speak except through parables?' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God, they say of me: Doth not this man speak by parables? |
Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
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 when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?
Then said I, Ah Lord God! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father.
Then certain philosophers of the Epicure´ans, and of the Sto´ics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.