Ezekiel 17:2
"Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
In Context
1The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Cross References
Judges 9:8The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign you 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 21:5and all flesh shall know that I, the Lord, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall 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 do not see, and hearing, they do not 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 →