Ezekiel 17:2
“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
In Context
1Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Cross References
Judges 9:8One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
2 Samuel 12:1Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
Ezekiel 21:5Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’
Hosea 12:10I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
Matthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
Mark 4:33With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
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 →