Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
Ezekiel 20:49 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD they say of me, Is he not a speaker of 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 the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:
And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew 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 of beasts; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth;
I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.
And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.