Ezekiel 20:49
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
King James Version
In Context
48And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
Cross References
Ezekiel 17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
John 16:25These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
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 →