“Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’
Ezekiel 20:49 - Revised Standard Version CI Then I said, “Ah Lord God! they are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of allegories?’ ” 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, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’
“Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak an allegory to the house of Israel;
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;
And when your people say to you, ‘Will you not show us what you mean by these?’
Then I said, “Ah Lord God! behold, I have never defiled myself; from my youth up till now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has foul flesh come into my mouth.”
I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables.
“I have said this to you in figures; the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father.
Some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers met him. And some said, “What would this babbler say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.