Ezekiel 21:5
Then said I, Ah Adonoi Hashem! They say of me, Doth he not speak meshalim (parables)?
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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4And all basar shall see that I Hashem have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.
6And the Devar Hashem came unto me, saying,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:24Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the Brit Hashem Elohei Avotam, which He cut with them when He brought them forth out of Eretz Mitzrayim;
1 Kings 9:7Then will I cut off Yisroel out of the adamah which I have given them; and this Beis, + 9:7 HaMikdash which I have set apart as kodesh for Shemi, will I cast out of My sight; and Yisroel shall be a mashal (proverb) and a sheninah (taunt, byword) among kol ha'ammim;
Isaiah 55:11So shall My Davar (the Word of Hashem) be that goeth forth out of My mouth; 1 He shall not return unto Me reikam (empty, void) 1 but He + 55:11 the Davar Hashem, see Yn 1:1,14 shall do that which I please, 1 and He + 55:11 the Davar Hashem shall accomplish the purpose whereto I sent Him. 1
Ezekiel 17:2Ben adam, put forth an allegory, and speak a mashal unto the Bais Yisroel;
Ezekiel 21:30And thou, profane wicked nasi of Yisroel, whose day is come, when avon shall have an end,
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 21:2-8
Threatenings against Israel; Judgments Predicted. ( b. c. 592.) 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, 3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. 4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall… Read the whole commentary →