Ezekiel 20:49
Then said I, Ah! My Lord Yahweh: They are saying of me, Is not he a putter forth of parables?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
In Context
48And all flesh shall see that I. Yahweh have kindled it,- It shall not be quenched.
Cross References
Ezekiel 17:2Son of man Put thou forth a riddle And speak thou a parable,- Unto the house of Israel:
John 16:25These things, in similitudes, have I spoken unto you: There cometh an hour, when, no longer in similitudes, will I speak unto you, but, openly, concerning the Father, will I tell you.
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 →