Ezekiel 17:2
'Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 unto me, saying:
Cross References
Judges 9:8The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree: Reign thou over us.
2 Samuel 12:1And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him: 'There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor.
Ezekiel 21:5(21-10) and all flesh shall know that I the LORD have drawn forth My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
Hosea 12:10(12-11) I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.
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 →