Ezekiel 17:2
“Son of man, propose an enigma and describe a parable to the house of Israel,
Catholic Public Domain 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 the Lord came to me, saying:
Cross References
Judges 9:8The trees went to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
2 Samuel 12:1Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And when he had come to him, he said to him: “Two men were in one city: one wealthy, and the other poor.
Ezekiel 21:5So may all flesh know that I, the Lord, have led my sword out of its sheath irrevocably.
Hosea 12:10And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.
Matthew 13:13For this reason, I speak to them in parables: because seeing, they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
Mark 4:33And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to hear.
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 →