Ezekiel 17:2
“Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use an allegory to the house of Israel,
Literal Standard 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 there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
Cross References
Judges 9:8The trees have diligently gone to anoint a king over them, and they say to the olive, Reign over us.
2 Samuel 12:1And YHWH sends Nathan to David, and he comes to him, and says to him: “Two men have been in one city, one rich and one poor.
Ezekiel 21:5And all flesh has known that I, YHWH, || Have brought out My sword from its scabbard, || It does not turn back anymore.
Hosea 12:10And I have spoken to the prophets, || And I have multiplied vision, || And by the hand of the prophets I use allegories.
Matthew 13:13Because of this, in allegories I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
Mark 4:33And with many such allegories He was speaking to them the word, 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 →