Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us.
2 Samuel 12:1And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.
Ezekiel 21:5That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of its sheath not to be turned back.
Hosea 12:10And I have spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used similitudes by the ministry of the prophets.
Matthew 13:13Therefore do I speak to them in parables: because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Mark 4:33And with many such parables, he spoke to them the word, according 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 →