Ezekiel 17:2
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New International Version (©1984)
"Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell the house of Israel a parable.

New Living Translation (©2007)
"Son of man, give this riddle, and tell this story to the people of Israel.

English Standard Version (©2001)
“Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"Son of man, tell this riddle. Give this illustration to the nation of Israel.

King James Bible
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

American King James Version
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

American Standard Version
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

Bible in Basic English
Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,

Darby Bible Translation
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,

English Revised Version
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

Webster's Bible Translation
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

World English Bible
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

Young's Literal Translation
'Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel,

Geneva Study Bible

Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

Wesley's Notes

17:2 A riddle - A dark saying. The house of Israel - The remainders of the house of Israel, whether of the ten, or of the two tribes.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2. riddle-a continued allegory, expressed enigmatically, requiring more than common acumen and serious thought. The Hebrew is derived from a root, "sharp," that is, calculated to stimulate attention and whet the intellect. Distinct from "fable," in that it teaches not fiction, but fact. Not like the ordinary riddle, designed to puzzle, but to instruct. The "riddle" is here identical with the "parable," only that the former refers to the obscurity, the latter to the likeness of the figure to the thing compared.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

17:1-10 Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive passions are overruled to forward God's designs. Those who depart from God, only vary their crimes by changing one carnal confidence for another, and never will prosper.


Ezekiel 20:49 Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD! They are saying of me, 'Is he not just speaking parables?'"
Ezekiel 24:3 "Speak a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Put on the pot, put it on and also pour water in it; (NASB ©1995)

Allegory Children Comparison Dark Forth House Israel Parable Propound Riddle Simile Speak Use

Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

Eze 20:49 Jud 9:8-15 14:12-19 2Sa 12:1-4 Ho 12:10 Mt 13:13,14,35 Mr 4:33,34 1Co 13:12

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