Ezekiel 17:2
“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
In Context
1The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
Cross References
Judges 9:8The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
2 Samuel 12:1The LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor.
Ezekiel 21:5All flesh will know that I, the LORD, have drawn my sword out of its sheath. It will not return any more.”’
Hosea 12:10I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.
Matthew 13:13Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand.
Mark 4:33With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
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 →