Ezekiel 17:2

Son of man, relate a tale, and speak a parable to the house of Israel:

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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,

3and thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord; A great eagle with large wings, spreading them out very far, with many claws, which has the design of entering into Lebanon—and he took the choice branches of the cedar:

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Cross References

Judges 9:8The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive, Reign over us.

2 Samuel 12:1And the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to David; and he went in to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.

Ezekiel 21:5And I said, Not so, O Lord God! they say to me, Is not this that is spoken a parable?

Hosea 12:10But I the Lord thy God brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: I will yet cause thee to dwell in tabernacles, according to the days of the feast.

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 →

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