Ezekiel 17:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel”
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BSBPD
““Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Ezekiel 17:2 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 9:8One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
- Judges 14:12“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
- 2 Samuel 12:1Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
- Ezekiel 20:49Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
- Ezekiel 21:5Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’
- Ezekiel 24:3Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.
- Hosea 12:10I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
- Hosea 12:11Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.
- Matthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
- Matthew 13:35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
- Mark 4:33With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
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