Ezekiel 17:2 - Revised Standard Version “Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak an allegory to 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 I said, “Ah Lord God! they are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of allegories?’ ”
and all flesh shall know that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of its sheath; it shall not be sheathed again.
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;
I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables.
If there is iniquity in Gilead they shall surely come to naught; if in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, their altars also shall be like stone heaps on the furrows of the field.
This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood.