Ezekiel 17:2
Sonne of man, put foorth a parable and speake a prouerbe vnto the house of Israel,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
In Context
1And the worde of the Lord came vnto mee, saying,
Cross References
Judges 9:8The trees went foorth to anoynt a King ouer them, and sayde vnto the oliue tree, Reigne thou ouer vs.
2 Samuel 12:1Then the Lord sent Nathan vnto Dauid, who came to him, and sayd vnto him, There were two men in one citie, the one riche, and the other poore.
Ezekiel 21:5That all flesh may knowe that I the Lord haue drawen my sworde out of his sheath, and it shall not returne any more.
Hosea 12:10I haue also spoken by the Prophets, and I haue multiplied visions, and vsed similitudes by the ministerie of the Prophets.
Matthew 13:13Therefore speake I to them in parables, because they seeing, doe not see: and hearing, they heare not, neither vnderstand.
Mark 4:33And with many such parables he preached the word vnto them, as they were able to heare 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 →