Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Yahweh, my Lord, when I tell things like this to people, they do not believe me. They say about me, ‘He is only telling parables.’”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

In Context

48Everyone will see that it is I, Yahweh, who have lit this fire, and no one will be able to put it out.” '”

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Cross References

Ezekiel 17:2“You human, tell this story/parable [DOU] to the people [MTY] of Israel.

John 16:25Although I have been speaking these things using figurative language, there will soon be a time when I will no longer use that kind of language. Instead, I will tell you plainly ◄about my Father/what my Father wants►.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 20:46-49

Judgment and Mercy. ( b. c. 592.) 45 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord ; Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned… Read the whole commentary →

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