Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
In Context
1And the word of LORD came to me, saying,
Cross References
Judges 9:8The trees went forth a time to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
2 Samuel 12:1And LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor.
Ezekiel 21:5And all flesh shall know that I, LORD, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath. It shall not return any more.
Hosea 12:10I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions. And by the ministry of the prophets I have used similitudes.
Matthew 13:13Because of this I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor do they understand.
Mark 4:33And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:2-22
The Parable of the Eagles; The Parable Explained; Ruin of Zedekiah Predicted. ( b. c. 593.) 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; 3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God ; A great eagle with great wings, long-winged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: 4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of… Read the whole commentary →